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get-up-and-go

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Synonyms & Antonyms of get-up-and-go

active strength of body or mind

even after her broken hip healed, Grandma never regained her get-up-and-go

Synonyms for get-up-and-go

beans,
bounce,
brio,
dash,
drive,
dynamism,
energy,
esprit,
gas,
ginger,
go,
gusto,
hardihood,
juice,
life,
moxie,
oomph,
pep,
punch,
sap,
snap,
starch,
verve,
vigor,
vim,
vinegar,
vitality,
zing,
zip

Words Related to get-up-and-go

animal spirits,
animation,
briskness,
jauntiness,
liveliness,
snappiness,
spirit,
spiritedness,
sprightliness,
spunk,
spunkiness,
vibrance,
vibrancy,
vivaciousness,
vivacity

ardor,
élan,
fervor,
fire,
passion,
zeal

main,
metal,
mettle,
might,
muscle,
potency,
power,
puissance,
stamina,
strength

brawniness,
fitness,
hardiness,
huskiness,
sturdiness,
virility

health,
healthiness,
soundness,
verdure,
wellness

Near Antonyms for get-up-and-go

indolence,
laziness

debilitation,
debility,
delicacy,
disablement,
enfeeblement,
faintness,
feebleness,
frailness,
frailty,
impotence,
impotency,
infirmity,
powerlessness,
puniness,
slightness,
softness,
tenderness,
weakness

enervation,
exhaustion,
inanition,
prostration

Antonyms for get-up-and-go

lethargy,
listlessness,
sluggishness,
torpidity

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“Get-up-and-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get-up-and-go. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.

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