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vigor

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of vigor

1 active strength of body or mind

  • she was picked to lead the volunteer group because of her vigor and enthusiasm
Synonyms of vigor

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, verve, vim, vinegar, vitality, zing, zip
Words Related to vigor

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 vigor

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 vigor

lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness, torpidity

2 the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task

  • a drug for lowering cholesterol that acts with proven vigor
Synonyms of vigor

energy, firepower, force, horsepower, might, muscle, potence, potency, power, puissance, sinew, strength
Words Related to vigor

aptitude, capability, capacity, competence, competency

adequacy, effectiveness, effectualness, usefulness
Near Antonyms of vigor

disability, inability, inaptitude, incapability, incapableness, incapacity, incompetence, incompetency

ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, inefficaciousness, inefficacy, uselessness

helplessness, paralysis
Antonyms of vigor

impotence, impotency, powerlessness, weakness

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