Brisk and Torpid

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Brisk adjective - Having much high-spirited energy and movement.

Usage example: a brisk exercise that many athletes use to warm up

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Torpid is an antonym for brisk.

Nearby Words: briskness, briskly, brisked

Torpid adjective - Slow to move or act.

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Brisk is an antonym for torpid.

Nearby Words: torpor, torpidity, torpidly

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