Spirited and Torpid

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Spirited adjective - Marked by a lively display of strong feeling.

Usage example: the town meeting featured a spirited debate about the proposed ban on skateboarding in the plaza downtown

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Torpid is an antonym for spirited.

Nearby Words: spirit, spiritual, spiritedly, spiriting

Torpid adjective - Slow to move or act.

Usage example: a torpid sloth that refused to budge off its tree branch

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Spirited is an antonym for torpid.

Nearby Words: torpor, torpidity, torpidly

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