Torpid and Vital

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Torpid adjective - Slow to move or act.

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

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Vital is an antonym for torpid.

Nearby Words: torpor, torpidity, torpidly

Vital adjective - Having active strength of body or mind.

Usage example: a man who remained vital well into his 90s

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Torpid is an antonym for vital.

Nearby Words: vitality, vitally, vitalize, vitalism

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