brisk
Quick and full of energy.
brisk in a sentence
- We set off at a brisk pace to warm ourselves up on the frosty morning.
- The doctor gave a brisk knock, breezed in and had my ankle bandaged in two minutes flat.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to brisk?
- Aquick
- Blazy
- Cslow
- Dsluggish
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A: quick. The other three mean the opposite of brisk.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to brisk?
- Alively
- Bquick
- Cslow
- Dfast
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C: slow. The other three mean nearly the same as brisk.
Words that mean something similar
quick, fast, lively
Words that mean the opposite
slow, sluggish, lazy
More words about movement & action
- buoyant: Able to float, or feeling light and cheerful.
- capsize: To tip over in the water.
- careering: Rushing forward very fast and out of control.
- cascade: To pour or tumble downwards like a waterfall; or a tumbling fall of something.
- clamber: To climb using your hands and feet in an awkward way.
- collide: To crash into something.
- conceal: To hide something so it cannot be seen.
- confine: To keep someone or something inside a small space or within limits.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test