Clown and Urchin

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Clown noun - A comically dressed performer (as at a circus) who entertains with playful tricks and ridiculous behavior.

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Urchin is an antonym for clown.

Nearby Words: clowning, clownish, clownery, clow

Urchin noun - An appealingly mischievous person.

Usage example: we could never resist the little urchin's pleas for candy

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Clown is an antonym for urchin.

old	old clown	old urchin
actual	actual clown	actual urchin
little	little clown	little urchin
former	former clown	former urchin
Other adjectives: titular, literal, giant, red, homeless, eponymous.

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