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pep

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Synonyms & Antonyms of pep

active strength of body or mind

the students always display considerably more pep during the weeks immediately prior to the holidays

Synonyms for pep

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

Words Related to pep

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 pep

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 pep

lethargy,
listlessness,
sluggishness,
torpidity

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Thesaurus Entries Near pep

peopling

pep

pepped (up)

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“Pep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pep. Accessed 22 May. 2022.

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