Synonyms of mettlesome

mettlesome

adjective

1

as in energetic

having much high-spirited energy and movement

the mettlesome opening dance number got the audience all jazzed up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• energetic
• animated
• lively
• animate
• active
• brisk
• spirited
• bouncing
• enthusiastic
• cheerful
• vivacious
• playful
• sprightly
• frisky
• awake
• kinetic
• perky
• sparky
• gay
• peppy
• jaunty
• pert
• zippy
• vital
• springy
• spanking
• jazzy
• racy
• snappy
• agile
• airy
• eager
• on the go
• bright
• pizazzy
• dashing
• up
• dapper
• pizzazzy
• spiffy
• nimble
• spry
• effervescent
• buoyant
• frolicsome
• wide-awake
• boisterous
• agog
• nervous
• exuberant
• impish
• chirpy
• open-eyed
• alert
• ebullient
• upbeat
• high-spirited
• chipper
• high-strung
• keen
• bubbly
• sparkly
• pixieish
• skittish
• chirrupy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inactive
• dead
• listless
• lifeless
• inanimate
• languid
• limp
• leaden
• lazy
• indolent
• weary
• sluggish
• inert
• tired
• spiritless
• lackadaisical
• sleepy
• lethargic
• vapid
• languorous
• stolid
• impassive
• apathetic
• languishing
• tedious
• dull
• torpid
• unambitious
• irksome
• boring
• phlegmatic

2

as in fiery

marked by a lively display of strong feeling

a mettlesome debate on the teaching of evolution in the schools

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fiery
• spirited
• spunky
• passionate
• brisk
• peppery
• fervent
• high-spirited
• aggressive
• ambitious
• animated
• militant
• animate
• feisty
• vivacious
• ardent
• assertive
• sprightly
• high-pressure
• energetic
• impassioned
• gingery
• frisky
• bouncing
• kinetic
• perky
• in-your-face
• jaunty
• pushy
• peppy
• springy
• pert
• jazzy
• scrappy
• spanking
• sparky
• racy
• emphatic
• vital
• zippy
• bouncy
• obtrusive
• snappy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leaden
• spiritless
• dull
• boring
• lifeless
• halfhearted
• bloodless
• listless
• inanimate
• languid
• dead
• limp
• sluggish
• lackadaisical
• languorous
• inert
• tired
• lethargic
• sleepy
• torpid
• low-pressure
• unaggressive
• unassertive
• unambitious
• unenterprising
• nonassertive

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