All ho-hum antonyms
ho-hum
H h adj ho-hum
- interesting β engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity: an interesting book.
- pleasing β giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
- appetizing β Appetizing food looks and smells good, so that you want to eat it.
- delicious β very enjoyable; delightful
- tasty β good-tasting; savory: a tasty canapΓ©.
- yummy β very pleasing to the senses, especially to the taste; delicious: The waiter brought out a tray of yummy desserts.
- sharp β having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- original β belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
- lively β eventful, stirring, or exciting: The opposition gave us a lively time.
- shiny β bright or glossy in appearance.
- spirited β pertaining to something that works by burning alcoholic spirits: a spirit stove.
- bright β A bright colour is strong and noticeable, and not dark.
- shining β radiant; gleaming; bright.
- healthy β possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
- noisy β abounding in or full of noise: a noisy assembly hall.
- unfriendly β not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.
- stormy β affected, characterized by, or subject to storms; tempestuous: a stormy sea.
- upset β to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- unkind β lacking in kindness or mercy; severe.
- agitated β If someone is agitated, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
- fierce β menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
- nervous β highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
- cold β Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.
- hot β having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- coarse β Coarse things have a rough texture because they consist of thick threads or large pieces.
- harsh β ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
- rough β having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- strong β having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
- turbulent β being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed: turbulent feelings or emotions.
- violent β acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
- severe β harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.
- firm β not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- loud β (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.
- wild β living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
- uncool β not self-assured or relaxed: He felt very uncool, making a speech to strangers.
- hard β not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- flappable β easily upset or confused, especially under stress.
- variable β apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
- versatile β capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer.
- clear β Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- light β a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- unusual β not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.
- creative β A creative person has the ability to invent and develop original ideas, especially in the arts.
- imaginative β characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
- thinking β of or relating to thinking or thought.
- pleasant β pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- facile β moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind.
- easy β not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
- trivial β of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
- fun β something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.