Antonyms for pep

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pep

Phonetic Transcription : pɛp

Definition of pep

Origin : "vigor, energy," 1912, shortened form of pepper (n.), which was used in the figurative sense of "spirit, energy" from at least 1847. Pep rally is attested from 1945; pep talk from 1926. To pep (something) up is from 1925.

noun vim, vigor

Example sentences :

Has this high-brow curtain-raiser of yours got any "pep" in it?
Extract from : « Hall-Marked and Others (From Six Short Plays) » by John Galsworthy

But it is for pep very good, Mr. Vandeford, sir, and can be tried out.
Extract from : « Blue-grass and Broadway » by Maria Thompson Daviess

This book is the same size as PEP but has thirty-two pages more.
Extract from : « Evening Round Up » by William Crosbie Hunter

Follow the diet, exercise and thought rules suggested in "Pep."
Extract from : « Evening Round Up » by William Crosbie Hunter

And while she was at our house she seemed full of life and pep.
Extract from : « Torchy and Vee » by Sewell Ford

"We're goin' dress up a Sandy Claus, you know," Pep added, sotto voce.
Extract from : « Christmas » by Zona Gale

Men that have gotten back their pep, their ambitions, their unselfishness.
Extract from : « Americans All » by Various

He lacked "pep," I could see that, and as soon as the food was ready I called him.
Extract from : « Dwellers in Arcady » by Albert Bigelow Paine

The Brûlé Rapids we liked because they had some pep to them.
Extract from : « Young Alaskans in the Far North » by Emerson Hough

Pep'mints are good for the stummick-ache, an' I always carry a few in my pocket.
Extract from : « The Brass Bound Box » by Evelyn Raymond

Synonyms for pep

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