Assiduous and Torpid

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Assiduous adjective - Involved in often constant activity.

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Torpid is an antonym for assiduous.

Nearby Words: assiduity, assiduousness

Torpid adjective - Slow to move or act.

Usage example: a torpid sloth that refused to budge off its tree branch

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Assiduous is an antonym for torpid.

Nearby Words: torpor, torpidity, torpidly

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Torpid and Assiduous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/assiduous/torpid

Assiduous & Torpid. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/assiduous/torpid>.

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