brisk as a verb: - 1
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brisk
verb
1 brisk
adjective
1 brisk
Quick and energetic:
— A brisk walk in the park.
synonyms: alert, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy.
Roget 682:
active,
brisk,
brisk as a lark,
brisk as a bee;
lively,
animated,
vivacious;
alive,
alive and kicking;
frisky,
spirited,
stirring.
nimble,
nimble as a squirrel;
agile;
light-footed,
nimble-footed;
featly†,
tripping.
quick,
prompt,
yare†,
instant,
ready,
alert,
spry,
sharp,
smart;
fast
etc.
(swift)
274;
quick as a lamplighter,
expeditious;
awake,
broad awake;
go-ahead,
live wide-awake [U.S.]
etc.
(intelligent)
498.
forward,
eager,
strenuous,
zealous,
enterprising,
in earnest;
resolute
etc.
604.
industrious,
assiduous,
diligent,
sedulous,
notable,
painstaking;
intent
etc.
(attention)
457;
indefatigable
etc.
(persevering)
604.1;
unwearied;
unsleeping†,
never tired;
plodding,
hard-working
etc.
686;
businesslike,
workaday.
bustling;
restless,
restless as a hyena;
fussy,
fidgety,
pottering;
busy,
busy as hen with one chicken.
working,
at work,
on duty,
in harness;
up in arms;
on one's legs,
at call;
up and doing,
up and stirring.
busy,
occupied;
hard at work,
hard at it;
up to one's ears in,
full of business,
busy as a bee,
busy as a one-armed paperhanger.
meddling
etc.
v.;
meddlesome,
pushing,
officious,
overofficious†,
intrigant†.
astir,
stirring;
agoing†,
afoot;
on foot;
in full swing;
eventful;
on the alert,
etc.
(vigilant)
459.
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Roget 171:
strong,
energetic,
forcible,
active;
intense,
deep-dyed,
severe,
keen,
vivid,
sharp,
acute,
incisive,
trenchant,
brisk.
rousing,
irritation;
poignant;
virulent,
caustic,
corrosive,
mordant,
harsh,
stringent;
double-edged,
double-shotted†,
double-distilled;
drastic,
escharotic†;
racy
etc.
(pungent)
392.
potent
etc.
(powerful)
157;
radioactive.
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Roget 111:
transient,
transitory,
transitive;
passing,
evanescent,
fleeting,
cursory,
short-lived,
ephemeral;
flying
etc.
v.;
fugacious,
fugitive;
shifting,
slippery;
spasmodic;
instantaneous,
momentaneous†.
temporal,
temporary;
provisional,
provisory;
deciduous;
perishable,
mortal,
precarious,
unstable,
insecure;
impermanent.
brief,
quick,
brisk,
extemporaneous,
summary;
pressed for time
etc.
(haste)
684;
sudden,
momentary
etc.
(instantaneous)
113.
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2 brisk
3 brisk
Moby thesaurus: Siberian, active, activist, activistic, acute, adroit, aeolian, aggressive, airish, airy, algid, alive, animated, arctic, astringent, below zero, biting, bitter, bitterly cold, blasty, bleak, blowy, blustering, blusterous, blustery, boreal, bouncing, bouncy, bracing, breezy, brief, brumal, bubbly, burning, busy, caustic, cheering, chill, chilly, chipper, cold, cold as charity, cold as death, cold as ice, cold as marble, cometary, cool, cordial, crisp, crispy, curried, cutting, drafty, dynamic, ebullient, effervescent, energetic, energizing, enterprising, enthusiastic, exhilarating, favonian, flashing, flawy, fleet, flickering, forceful, forcible, freezing, freezing cold, fresh, frigid, frisky, full of go, full of life, full of pep, gelid, glacial, go-go, gusty, hearty, hibernal, hiemal, high-seasoned, hot, hot as pepper, hyperborean, ice-cold, ice-encrusted, icelike, icy, impetuous, incisive, inclement, intense, invigorating, keen, kinetic, live, lively, living, lusty, mercurial, meteoric, mettlesome, militant, nimble, nipping, nippy, numbing, penetrating, peppery, peppy, perky, pert, piercing, pinching, puffy, quick, quicksilver, racy, raw, refreshful, refreshing, regaling, rigorous, robust, rousing, seasoned, severe, sharp, short, short and sweet, short-term, short-termed, sleety, slushy, smacking, snappy, spanking, speedy, spiced, spicy, spirited, sprightly, spry, squally, stabbing, steady, stimulating, stinging, stone-cold, strenuous, strong, subzero, supercooled, swift, take-charge, take-over, tangy, tonic, trenchant, vibrant, vigorous, vivacious, vivid, volant, windy, winterbound, winterlike, wintery, wintry, with a kick, zestful, zesty, zingy, zippy ... show more.
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