Fever and Repose

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Fever noun - A state of wildly excited activity or emotion.

Usage example: in the fever of a political campaign a lot of things get said that never should have been said

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Repose is an antonym for fever.

Nearby Words: feverish, feverishly, fevered, feverous, fevering

Repose noun - A natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself.

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Fever is an antonym for repose.

Nearby Words: reposing, reposeful, reposed

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