Antonyms for lively

Antonyms for (adj) lively

Main entry: lively

Definition: full of life and energy

Usage: a lively discussion; lively and attractive parents; a lively party

Antonyms: dull

Definition: lacking in liveliness or animation


Antonyms: cool

Definition: neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat


Antonyms: cool

Definition: psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike


Antonyms: cool

Definition: (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets


Antonyms: dead

Definition: not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat


Antonyms: recorded

Definition: set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction


Antonyms: dead

Definition: no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life


Antonyms: spiritless

Definition: lacking ardor or vigor or energy


Antonyms: noneffervescent

Definition: not effervescent


Main entry: bouncy, springy, live, lively, resilient

Definition: elastic; rebounds readily

Usage: clean bouncy hair; a lively tennis ball; as resilient as seasoned hickory; springy turf

Antonyms: inelastic

Definition: not elastic


Main entry: lively, vital, full of life

Definition: full of spirit

Usage: a dynamic full of life woman; a vital and charismatic leader; this whole lively world

Antonyms: dead

Definition: no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life


Antonyms: unanimated

Definition: not animated or enlivened; dull


Main entry: lively, racy

Definition: full of zest or vigor

Usage: a racy literary style

Antonyms: spiritless

Definition: lacking ardor or vigor or energy


Main entry: lively

Definition: filled with events or activity

Usage: a lively period in history

Antonyms: uneventful

Definition: marked by no noteworthy or significant events


Main entry: rattling, alert, spanking, snappy, zippy, brisk, merry, lively

Definition: quick and energetic

Usage: a brisk walk in the park; a lively gait; a merry chase; traveling at a rattling rate; a snappy pace; a spanking breeze

Antonyms: unenrgetic, lethargic

Definition: deficient in alertness or activity


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