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Opposite of feeling tired, drowsy or lethargic
“He was alert and enthusiastic now, where formerly, he was passive and plucky.”
Opposite of tending to induce sleep
“As in adults, moderate intakes of caffeine has a stimulating effect on children and adolescents.”
(of a place) Opposite of without much activity
“Once a bustling coastal township it is now a sleepy hollow with a beautiful beach, a school, and a church.”
(of a place) Opposite of without much disturbance or noise
“The hall was noisy, petitioners wandered to and fro carrying materials and clipboards.”
(of a place) Opposite of lacking in progression or development
“A large and flourishing city lay a few hundred miles from the sleepy town.”
Opposite of boring and rather dull in nature
“It was a gripping documentary about a mountaineer who survived a fall.”
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