Antonyms for vigorous
ˈvɪg ər əsvig·or·ous

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1. vigorous

   Active refers to both quickness and constancy of action; in the former sense it is allied with agile, alert, brisk, etc.; in the latter, with busy, diligent, industrious. The active love employment, the busy are actually employed, the diligent and the industrious are habitually busy. The restless are active from inability to keep quiet; their activity may be without purpose, or out of all proportion to the purpose contemplated. The officious are undesirably active in the affairs of others. Compare ALERT; ALIVE; MEDDLESOME.

   Antonyms:
   dull, heavy, idle, inactive, indolent, inert, lazy, quiescent, quiet, slow, sluggish, stupid

   Synonyms:
   active, agile, alert, brisk, bustling, busy, diligent, energetic, expeditious, industrious, lively, mobile, nimble, officious, prompt, quick, ready, restless, sprightly, spry, supple, wide awake

   Preposition:
   Active in work, in a cause; for an object, as for justice; with persons or instrumentalities; about something, as about other people's business.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. vigorous

   Antonyms:
   weak, feeble, powerless, inactive, nerveless, enervated, debile, debilitated, effete, emasculated, inactive, irresolute, indolent

   Synonyms:
   strong, lusty, powerful, energetic, efficacious, nervous, robust, virile, manly, active, resolute

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.3 / 3 votes

1. vigorousadjective

   characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity

   "a vigorous hiker"; "gave her skirt a vigorous shake"; "a vigorous campaign"; "a vigorous foreign policy"; "vigorous opposition to the war"

   Antonyms:
   unenrgetic, lethargic, frail

2. vigorousadjective

   strong and active physically or mentally

   "a vigorous old man who spent half of his day on horseback"- W.H.Hudson

   Antonyms:
   lethargic, unenrgetic, frail

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1. vigorousadjective

   Synonyms:
   strong, lusty, robust, energetic, cogent, forcible, luxuriant

How to use vigorous in a sentence?

1. Scottie DeLashmit:

   These vigorous standards are in place to ensure officers are familiar with their weapons.

2. Scott Forseen:

   Common sense tells us that lifting heavy loads, awkward posture, vigorous activity and slips/trips/falls could cause back pain, these scenarios are commonly encountered in everyday experience, making it easier to tie the two together as cause and effect.

3. Supparuek Tongchairith:

   He has a strong personality, vigorous, and direct. If he tries to become a politician, he could try to change but he would never really be able to change 100 percent, because his boiling point is low, if anyone pokes at him, he will explode. And for him to sit in the parliament, I guarantee, he will run into troubles.

4. Chief Executive Mark Schneider:

   We did tell you we expect a more vigorous year when it comes to M&A, looking at our pipeline here that continues to be the case, the pipeline certainly looks more interesting than it did last year.

5. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:

   Whenever I hear people talking about "liberal ideas," I am always astounded that men should love to fool themselves with empty sounds. An idea should never be liberal; it must be vigorous, positive, and without loose ends so that it may fulfill its divine mission and be productive. The proper place for liberality is in the realm of the emotions.

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