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oomph

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1 active strength of body or mind

still had the oomph to pass other runners in the homestretch

Synonyms of oomph

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

Words Related to oomph

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 of oomph

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 of oomph

lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness, torpidity

2 the power of irresistible attraction

a supermodel with the kind of oomph to make you want to run out and buy the perfume

Synonyms of oomph

allure, animal magnetism, appeal, attractiveness, captivation, charisma, charm, duende, enchantment, fascination, force field, glamour (also glamor), magic, magnetism, pizzazz (or pizazz), seductiveness, witchery

Words Related to oomph

allurement, attraction, call, lure, seduction

agreeableness, darlingness, delightfulness, desirability, desirableness, niceness, pleasantness, pleasingness, sweetness

Near Antonyms of oomph

disagreeableness, distastefulness, obnoxiousness, offensiveness, unpleasantness

Antonyms of oomph

repulsion, repulsiveness

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