Keen and Mild

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Keen adjective - Causing intense discomfort to one's skin.

Usage example: the keen wind gave me chapped lips

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Mild is an antonym for keen in sharp topic.

Nearby Words: keenness, keenly

Mild adjective - Moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme.

Usage example: mild criticism

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Keen is an antonym for mild.

Nearby Words: mildness, mildly

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Mild and Keen. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keen/mild

Keen & Mild. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/keen/mild>.

Mild or Keen. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/keen/mild.

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