popping

ADJECTIVE

busy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bustling full hectic lively restless

STRONG

humming hustling tiring

WEAK

busy as a beaver energetic fussy strenuous tireless

Antonyms

WEAK

idle inactive lazy quiet unbusy unemployed unengaged

ADJECTIVE

joyful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful cheery ecstatic elated enjoyable festive heartening joyous jubilant lighthearted merry pleasurable rapturous upbeat

WEAK

blithesome delighted doing handsprings effervescent enraptured expansive flipping flying gay glad gladsome gratified high jocund jolly jovial overjoyed pleased satisfied sunny transported

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depressed disagreeable down gloomy grave sad serious sorrowful troubled unhappy unpleasant upset

WEAK

miserable

ADJECTIVE

joyous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful ecstatic exuberant festive heartwarming joyful jubilant merry upbeat wonderful

WEAK

blessed blithe delighted glad gleeful jocular jolly mirthful pleased spirited vigorous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depressed gloomy grave sad serious sorrowful unhappy

Example Sentences

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Tip your helmet and toss Grant her bouquets — flower power — because there she is popping up on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” and on the MLB Network.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Wong compared the problem to hearing popping sounds at a Chinese New Year's parade without knowing whether the noise came from popcorn nearby or fireworks farther away.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Medical spas offering Botox and filler are popping up on suburban street corners.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

That’s the biggest spread above the 200-DMA since April 2000, as the SOX was trying to fight off the popping of the dot-com bubble.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

I asked, the word popping out of my mouth.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

popping

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