Antonyms for spirited

Grammar : Adj

Spell : spir-i-tid

Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɪr ɪ tɪd

Definition of spirited

Origin : "lively, energetic," 1590s, from spirit (n.).

adj lively, vivacious

Example sentences :

Strathay has really gone, spirited away by that superior cousin.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

For Fanny (but I did not tell him this) is much too spirited and clever to suit him.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

The colour of the spirited chargers of these challengers was snow white.
Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso

The prince was, however, just the man to be the centre of a spirited opposition.
Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson

But are not these spirited natures apt to be savage with one another, and with everybody else?
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

Yes, he said, the same will happen with the spirited element also.
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

And must not the like happen with the spirited or passionate element of the soul?
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

If, however, one of the challenged be a spirited fellow, he defies him.
Extract from : « A Supplementary Chapter to the Bible in Spain » by George Borrow

Then he curled up on the deck and breathed short but spirited.
Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln

A 'spirited tour,' truly, if perhaps the moral results had been greater.
Extract from : « James Boswell » by William Keith Leask

Synonyms for spirited

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