Keen and Paltry

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Keen adjective - Able to sense slight impressions or differences.

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Paltry is an antonym for keen.

Nearby Words: keenness, keenly

Paltry adjective - Falling short of a standard.

Usage example: the hotel's shabby, outdated exercise room was its paltry attempt at a health spa

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Keen is an antonym for paltry.

Nearby Word: paltriness

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

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

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

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