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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I find that popping them in the air fryer produces a crispier exterior than baking them in the oven.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

And new AI dating startups are popping up in California, New York and other states that could change the way people find a partner online.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026

An even bigger test is what happens if the Federal Reserve starts hiking interest rates—a move that could bring back bad memories of 1999 and the popping of the dot-com bubble.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

For now, champagne corks ought to be popping in Islamabad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

I’d seen that light a million times before, only this time the tiles were popping right up into it.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

popping

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