dynamism
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Synonyms
beans, bounce, brio, dash, drive, energy, esprit, gas, get-up-and-go, ginger, go, gusto, hardihood, juice, life, moxie, oomph, pep, punch, sap, snap, starch, verve, vigor, vim, vinegar, vitality, zing, zip
Antonyms
lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness, torpidity
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The images carry a sense of dynamism, yet uncertainty, an ambiguous feeling that maybe reflects a larger question about a continent’s future. — The New York Review of Books, "Carole Naggar," 25 May 2019 But stasis shifted toward dynamism in December 2010, when the self- immolation of an unemployed and desperate young man named Mohamed Bouazizi inflamed Tunisia. — Charles Glass, Harper's magazine, "“Tell Me How This Ends”," 10 Feb. 2019 But on the other side of that border, Jefferson County doesn’t have the same economic dynamism: The number of businesses in the county fell 11 percent in the same period, according to census data. — Neil Irwin, New York Times, "One County Thrives. The Next One Over Struggles. Economists Take Note.," 29 June 2018 What this condescending message chiefly does is deny to the faith a sense of inner dynamism and enterprise—exactly what is needed in finding a modern future. — Bartle Bull, WSJ, "‘Crusade and Jihad’ Review: Conquest and Conquerors," 26 Aug. 2018 Face-to-face with the dizzyingly grand Paradiso, a roughly 23 x 72-foot canvas commissioned for the Sala del Maggior Consiglio in Venice, Ruskin praised the dynamism of Tintoretto’s composition. — Marley Marius, Vogue, "From Sally Mann to Jacopo Tintoretto, 7 Art Exhibitions You Won't Want to Miss This Spring," 1 Mar. 2019 In the pursuit of growth, development, and dynamism, what’s holding cities back from building it themselves? — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "Big cities courting big tech helped define 2018," 18 Dec. 2018 The idea was to bring that energy and dynamism of the small donor movement to every race, not just federal but state and local as well. — Eric Johnson, Recode, "We have to rewrite antitrust law to deal with tech monopolies, says ‘Positive Populism’ author Steve Hilton," 24 Oct. 2018 Since arriving at Old Trafford, Sanchez has struggled to show the flair and dynamism that marked his 3 1/2 years at Arsenal and, before that, at Barcelona and Udinese. — Steve Douglas, The Seattle Times, "Sanchez spark still missing for Manchester United," 24 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dynamism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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