PEP Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

pep

noun

ˈpep

as in vigor

active strength of body or mind the students always display considerably more pep during the weeks immediately prior to the holidays

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Recent Examples of pep Designed for daily runs, this sneak will give you a bit of a pep in your step, with foam that feels more bouncy than squishy. —

Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 27 Nov. 2024 Its vibrant pep wakes up silky-smooth mashed potatoes. —

Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 26 Oct. 2024 Part of the reason that's possible is that the little motherboard supports only laptop-style SO-DIMM memory modules, but to compensate, the case supports special high-bandwidth CSO-DIMMs for extra pep in memory-intensive applications. —

PCMAG, 11 Jan. 2025 Unfortunately, that’s not really a shoppable item, but the news that Diane Keaton—queen of turtleneck sweaters and thus, by extension, queen of winter—will be releasing her first holiday song this month has put an undeniable amount of festive pep in my step. —

Emma Specter, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pep

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Noun

The last act, informed by the six other acts, empowers all leaders to not only act with vigor but also with greater wisdom.

— Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
But there were no special guests — just Paul, all boyish energy and vigor at 82, with the magnificent four-man band he’s fronted for the past three decades, ripping through nearly two hours of one classic after another.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2025