Fluid and Stiff

Fluid

Fluid adjective - Involving minimal difficulty or effort.
Usage example: the dance looked smooth and fluid, though backstage we could see the dancer gasping for breath and sweating from the effort

Stiff is an antonym for fluid.

Nearby Word: fluidity

Stiff

Stiff adjective - Incapable of or highly resistant to bending.

Fluid is an antonym for stiff.

Both words in one sentence

  • Off Model / Western Animation Rebecca Sugar defends all of this saying that cartoons are supposed to be fluid and expressive, not stiff and static like other cartoons.
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