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verve

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of verve

active strength of body or mind

the actor plays the part of the superhero with tremendous verve and obvious enjoyment

Synonyms of verve

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

Words Related to verve

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 verve

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 verve

lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness, torpidity

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