Synonyms for vigor
- noun
- American English
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Verve — strength; efficacy; potency
energy, power, verve, enthusiasm, liveliness, strength, dynamism, spirit, exuberance, intensity, potency, muscularity, force, heartiness, moxie informal US, life, robustness, activity, mettle, fire, animal spirits, nervousness
2. Vim — active strength or force of body or mind; a capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally…
vim, vim and vigor, punch, ginger, edge
Definitions
- n. 1
Active strength or force of body or mind; a capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; energy.
- n. 2
Strength; efficacy; potency.
- n. 3
Strength or force in animal or vegetable nature or action.
A plant grows with vigour.
Related words
- Word family
- vigorous vigil
- Phrases
- vim and vigor hybrid vigor
- Other spellings
- vigour UK
Forms
- Plural
- vigors → energies, powers, enthusiasms, livelinesses…
Example sentences
- strength I have underestimated the strength of my opponent.
- enthusiasm He destroyed all of my enthusiasm to learn Berber.
- verve Her verve stayed with her well into her old age.
- liveliness The liveliness of the gathering surprised me.
- vim His energy, vigor, and vim have declined.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| vigor | falling | |
| strength | steady | |
| enthusiasm | steady | |
| verve | steady | |
| liveliness | steady | |
| vim | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- zip1, vim1
- 4 letters
- life1, fire2, edge1, lust1, gimp
- 5 letters
- power2, force1, punch1, verve1, moxie2
- 6 letters
- health1, energy3, spirit2, ginger2, mettle2
- 7 letters
- stamina3, potency3
- 8 letters
- activity4, strength1, dynamism4, virility4, haleness
- 9 letters
- intensity4, endurance3, fortitude3, soundness2, pushiness, hardihood, lustiness
- 10 letters
- enthusiasm5, elasticity5, exuberance4, robustness3, liveliness3, heartiness
- 11 letters
- nervousness3, muscularity
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fire2 = 2 syllables).