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Synonyms & Antonyms of sylvan
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for sylvan
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for sylvan
- barren,
- bony
- (also boney),
- dead,
- desolate,
- hardscrabble,
- impoverished,
- infertile,
- poor,
- stark,
- unfertile,
- unproductive,
- waste
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24 Feb 2020
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“Sylvan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sylvan. Accessed 29 Mar. 2020.
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The first known use of sylvan was in 1565
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