ZIPPY Synonyms: 155 Similar and Opposite Words

zippy

adjective

ˈzi-pē

Definition of zippy

as in lively

having much high-spirited energy and movement a crowd of zippy children who'd been cooped up all day

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as in rapid

moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed she just bought a zippy new computer that should enable her to work more efficiently

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Recent Examples of zippy Layer rotisserie chicken with crisp veggies, mayo, and zippy sesame dressing on a soft roll for this easy version of the popular Vietnamese sandwich. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 24 May 2026 The citrus aromatics delightfully open up to a palate with layers of lemongrass and ruby red grapefruit before a lingering and zippy acidity that resets the palate between every sip. — Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026 The Buffalo Ranch sauce, a zippy blend of Buffalo sauce, butter, and ranch seasoning, was also a limited-time-offer but became such a customer favorite that the chain has brought it back several times. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 20 May 2026 Unable to neatly reconcile its two narrative premises, the film loses momentum, pushing well past the brisk runtime and zippy pace this kind of material usually depends on. — Ben Croll, IndieWire, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for zippy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for zippy

Adjective

Einbinder and the staff writer Rachel Syme sit down for what’s sure to be a lively chat.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Microsoft and Nvidia held a launch party for the first wave of RTX Spark laptops last week in San Francisco, where a new wave of AI PCs took center stage amid a packed crowd and a lively hands-on area.

— Tom Warren, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of lively

Adjective

This is the experience of some students in the state and it is being further complicated by the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence, rising college costs and limited exposure to jobs before graduation.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Their operational training regularly includes rapid rope insertions from heights of 100 feet or more.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of rapid

Adjective

The poetry world in the city is multifarious and energetic, with waves of practitioners reading, listening to, and publishing one another.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Stones, Soddu explains, have a very long history of being associated with energetic, medicinal, protective, and symbolic properties.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of energetic

Adjective

Though the Scandi brand was selling at a brisk pace to her online customers, Stover knew the economics weren’t going to work for the long term if every reorder was saddled with that kind of extra cost.

— Jessica Binns, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026
The final product is a rousing, brisk, and genuinely inspiring biopic that never feels like homework.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of brisk

Adjective

There’s this desire, understandable on its face, to make the design and aesthetics of the live-action world recognizably similar to the animated world.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
The face is customizable with various colorways, clock fonts, and photos; there’s also an animated Snoopy, whose antics change with the weather and the holidays.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of animated

Adjective

To imagine the natural world not as a passive resource but as an animate collaborator would be to reorder more than aesthetic categories, demanding another relation to our environment.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, ARTnews.com, 29 May 2026
Zugunruhe is the itinerant desire of any animate being to keep moving and growing.

— Big Think, Big Think, 6 May 2026

Definition of animate

Adjective

If there are 1023 particles interfering with one another on such tiny and fast quantum scales, no human has a chance to see constructive quantum interference.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
So the faster states count ballots, the faster those determinations can be made.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of fast

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