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sprightly

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of sprightly

having much high-spirited energy and movement
  • a sprightly child who often claims to be too tired to move when itʼs time to do chores
Synonyms of sprightly

active, airy, animate, animated, bouncing, brisk, energetic, frisky, gay, jaunty, jazzy, kinetic, lively, mettlesome, peppy, perky, pert, pizzazzy (or pizazzy), racy, snappy, spanking, sparky, spirited, springy, vital, vivacious, zippy
Words Related to sprightly

dapper, dashing, spiffy

agog, alert, awake, open-eyed, up, wide-awake

agile, nimble, spry

bright, buoyant, cheerful, chipper, chirpy, chirrupy, effervescent, sparkly, upbeat

eager, enthusiastic, keen

frolicsome, impish, pixieish, playful

boisterous, bubbly, ebullient, exuberant, high-spirited

high-strung, nervous, skittish
Phrases Synonymous with sprightly

on the go
Near Antonyms of sprightly

indolent, lazy, unambitious

inert, lethargic, sleepy, sluggish, tired, torpid, weary

apathetic, impassive, phlegmatic, stolid

boring, dull, irksome, tedious
Antonyms of sprightly

dead, inactive, inanimate, lackadaisical, languid, languishing, languorous, leaden, lifeless, limp, listless, spiritless, vapid

Synonym Discussion of sprightly

lively, animated, vivacious, sprightly, gay mean keenly alive and spirited. lively suggests briskness, alertness, or energy.
    • a lively debate on the issues
animated applies to what is spirited and active.
    • an animated discussion of current events
vivacious suggests an activeness of gesture and wit, often playful or alluring.
    • a vivacious party host
sprightly suggests lightness and spirited vigor of manner or wit.
    • a tuneful, sprightly musical
gay stresses complete freedom from care and overflowing spirits.
    • the gay spirit of Paris in the 1920s

sprightly

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of sprightly

in a quick and spirited manner
  • every morning the elderly couple sprightly sets out on a walk
Synonyms of sprightly

airily, animatedly, animately, bouncily, buoyantly, gaily (also gayly), high-spiritedly, livelily, lively, perkily, pertly, snappily, sparkily, spiritedly, trippingly, vivaciously
Words Related to sprightly

friskily, gamesomely, playfully, skittishly, sportively

briskly, crisply, effervescently, energetically, jazzily, racily, springily

breezily, cockily, dapperly, dashingly, jauntily

agilely, nimbly, spryly

allegro
Near Antonyms of sprightly

halfheartedly, idly, indolently, lazily, lethargically, slothfully

heavily, inactively, listlessly, tiredly, wearily
Antonyms of sprightly

dully, inanimately, sluggishly, tardily

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