Placid and Rabid

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Placid adjective - Free from emotional or mental agitation.

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Rabid is an antonym for placid.

Nearby Words: placidity, placidly

Rabid adjective - Feeling or showing anger.

Usage example: he became rabid when the bank manager told him he would lose the family farm if he didn't pay the mortgage

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Placid is an antonym for rabid.

Nearby Words: rabidly, rabies

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