Synonym of to be run down

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knock put down ridicule rubbish belittle berate criticise criticize decry defame demean denigrate depreciate derogate detract diminish disparage dispraise downcry make fun of opprobriate revile speak ill of vilify

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close down peter out shut down wind up bring to an end

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knock down run over

Adjective

mean squalid shabby dilapidated sordid seedy slummy sleazy insalubrious poor sorry wretched dismal dingy miserable mangy broken-down down at heel scruffy scuzzy crummy grungy bad ramshackle ratty mediocre scrubby tacky base bedraggled decrepit grotty lousy ordinary paltry rickety run-down shoddy substandard tattered tawdry threadbare unkempt untidy worn-out low-grade menial middling sad second-rate two-bit beat-up bombed-out dog-eared down-at-heel down-at-the-heels dumpy low-rent moth-eaten neglected rundown tatterdemalion tatty timeworn tumbledown

Verb

descend cascade collapse come down crash dip disembark dive drop away fall away fall down go down go downhill lower yourself move down penetrate plummet plunge resort settle sink slide slide down slip stumble subside swoop trickle tumble tumble down coast crouch decline deplane detrain dismount dribble drop fall gravitate ground incline light pitch plop prolapse set slant slope slump stoop submerge toboggan topple trip weep cataract cave in fall prostrate get down get off lose balance slough off

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deplete bankrupt consume decrease diminish drain eat up empty exhaust expend impoverish lessen reduce sap squander undermine use up weaken bleed draw evacuate finish milk spend waste dig into dry up suck dry wash up

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traduce criticise criticize disparage violate calumniate defame denigrate disgrace malign slander slur smear vilify libel

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chase drive drive away expel follow go after hound hunt look for pursue run after rush search for tear track trail charge chivy course seek shag speed bird-dog go in pursuit of take off after track down

Adjective

ill-maintained badly maintained falling to pieces gone to rack and ruin in a state of disrepair in disrepair poorly maintained worn out worse for wear battered crumbling decayed deteriorated broken damaged defective faulty unsound

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put down crush deprecate deride mock ridicule belittle comment negatively condemn decry deflate derogate discount dismiss downcry humiliate minimise minimize mortify opprobriate reject shame slight snub write off

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wear out fray trash

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put a stop to bring to a close bring to an end call a halt close complete conclude discontinue end halt stop wind up wrap up put an end to

Adjective

expended consumed depleted exhausted finished old spent used worn

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badmouth backstab dis

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give chase follow in hot pursuit

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find discover encounter locate identify notice detect distinguish recognise recognize pinpoint spot uncover unearth descry expose meet observe perceive sight strike bump chance collar corral discern espy happen rummage light on stumble on turn up arrive at bring to light bump into catch sight of chance on chance upon come across come upon come up with dig out dig up dredge up fall in with ferret out find out happen on happen upon hit on hit upon hunt out lay fingers on lay your hand on light upon make out nose out pitch upon put one's finger on put your finger on root out rout out run across run into scare up scout up search out smell out smoke out sniff out stumble onto stumble upon trip on tumble upon hunt down hunt up luck into pin down

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degrade cheapen corrupt cut down damage debase degenerate demean destroy deteriorate discredit downgrade impair vitiate worsen abase bench break bust canker debauch demote depose deprave detract disbar dishonour dishonor humble injure lower pan pervert slam bemean cast down cut down to size declass mudsling rule out shoot down take down take down a peg tear down

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depress afflict beat down bother damp dampen daunt deject demoralise demoralize discourage dishearten dismay dispirit disturb dull sadden slow slow down trouble upset weigh down ail beat bug chill cow darken debilitate desolate devitalize distress drag enervate faze oppress perturb press torment try weary bear down bum out keep under reduce to tears throw cold water on turn one off

Adjective

sick below par not healthy off-color pale ailing confined debilitated declining disordered down frail funny green hospitalised hospitalized ill impaired imperfect incurable indisposed infected invalid nauseated out of sorts peaked suffering tottering wobbly bedridden broken down delicate diseased feeble feverish in a bad way infirm in poor health laid-up not so hot poorly qualmish queasy rocky rotten sick as a dog under medication under the weather unhealthy unwell weak

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assail berate damn denounce mistreat pillory revile abuse asperse attack blister censure curse cuss dig jinx knock rap roast scorch vituperate voodoo bad-mouth call down caluminate demonise demonize dress down dump on give a black eye put a whammy on rag on rip up skin alive speak ill of tear into

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twit banter caricature cartoon chaff fleer gibe haze jape jeer jest jive jolly josh kid lampoon laugh mimic needle parody pooh-pooh quiz rag rally rib ride satirise satirize scoff scorn scout sneer takeoff taunt travesty unmask laugh at make a fool of make a game of make a laughing-stock make fun of poke fun at pull one's leg rail at raz send up show up

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confuse embarrass subdue abash base chagrin chasten confound conquer deny discomfit discountenance downplay rip squash vanquish wither bring down bring low make ashamed play down put out of countenance put to shame

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blame complain rail depreciate devalue hit reprehend reprobate underestimate underrate undervalue cry down do a number on mark down poor-mouth rail against take away take swipe at throw stones at

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disdain pour scorn on dispraise put hooks in sour grapes

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rubbish squelch cut to the quick make light of pooh pooh poor mouth scoff at shoot full of holes sneer at take a swipe at understate

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investigate consider delve into examine explore inspect interrogate poke around probe question recce review scrutinise scrutinize search study case delve eyeball frisk enquire inquire muckrake poke prospect pry read reconnoitre reconnoiter research sift spy tap wiretap be all ears check out check over check up feel out give the once over go into inquisite listen in look into look over look-see make inquiry nose around put to the test stake out underseek

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reckon add up calculate gauge gage look upon surmise take account of account appraise approximate call cast cypher cipher compute conjecture count deem enumerate esteem estimate figure foot guess hold judge number place put rate regard square sum tally tot total tote view count heads count noses figure out keep tabs think of tick off tote up tot up value

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impugn challenge contravene doubt query tar blast contradict cross dispute gainsay negate negative oppose resist traverse zap call into question cast aspersions upon cast doubt upon come down on contest cut to shreds disaffirm disavow oppugn pin something on stick it to swipe at throw doubt on throw the book at thumb nose at zing

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accompany attend badger bait dog fish harass harry haunt persevere persist plague shadow stalk tag tail trace camp on the doorstep of move behind play catch up prowl after scout out search high heaven take out after

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relate communicate convey describe detail disclose present relay reveal share speak about transmit chronicle depict divulge express impart itemise itemize narrate particularise particularize picture recite recount rehearse report retell sling spill state tell verbalise verbalize break a story clue one in get off one's chest give the word lay it on the line let one's hair down run through set forth shoot the breeze spill the beans spin a yarn

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abate brush off curtail minimalize shrug off abbreviate attenuate dwarf miniaturise miniaturize prune shrink underplay cut rate knock down make little of

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disprove insult ruin disesteem disfavour disfavor explode puncture reproach shoot blow up bring into disrepute bring to naught disconsider frown upon invalidate knock bottom out of poke full of holes reflect on take rug out from under

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summarise summarize compile encapsulate epitomise epitomize go over outline recap rehash sum up abridge abstract condense cut digest inventory pare recapitulate retrograde shorten skim snip summate trim boil down cut back get to meat give main points précis put in a nutshell synopsize

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catalogue catalog list specify spell out cite mention name quote specialise specialize run off

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accuse castigate growl lambaste lash scold upbraid bark at bawl out chew out find fault rile rip into tongue-lash yell at

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assess correct discuss evaluate give one's opinion rave read through reedit revise weigh write a critique

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besmirch stigmatise stigmatize blacken scandalise scandalize bad mouth give black eye

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deplore disapprove expostulate frown object disapprove of discommend not go for protest against take dim view of take exception to

Adjective

off-colour not feeling well sickly

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portray repeat delineate echo give an account unload give an account of play back run by again say again

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add divide multiply subtract work out measure cast up cut ice dope out size up take one's measure

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explicate amplify clarify elucidate expand expound illuminate untangle construe demonstrate develop dilate enucleate expatiate explain illustrate interpret unfold clear up enlarge upon give the big picture make clear make explicit make plain tell why

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take a dig at tear to pieces to denigrate

Adjective

unfit enfeebled wasting down with feeling awful laid up

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take into custody confine detain imprison pull in apprehend arrest capture nab pick up seize take prisoner

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burn out flag become drained become exhausted break down fatigue get tired grow weary run out of steam stress out tire wear down

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die conk out disappear dwindle expire fail give out go dead pack in pack up pass vanish bate crumble decay dilapidate droop ebb fade lapse moderate moulder molder rankle recede rot slacken wane wilt ease off fade away fade out fizzle out go bad let up lose power melt away peter out run low run out wear away

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jeer at tease

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contemn fault spurn clamor against do down find fault with look down on

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misrepresent sully taint tarnish backbite befoul bespatter defile dirty harm pollute soil spatter stain cast aspersion villainize

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classify enter file note post register arrange bill book calender census chart docket enrol enroll index inscribe insert invoice manifest numerate peg poll record schedule tab button down keep count put down as put down for set down write down

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abhor defy despise disregard flout hate ignore rebuff refute repudiate shun turn down avoid confute refuse renounce show contempt for be above consider beneath one turn back on turn nose up at

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reiterate restate

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represent characterise characterize display mirror signify suggest symbolise symbolize denote design designate draught draft enact evoke exhibit hint limn realise realize render reproduce sketch be a symbol of body forth

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relegate demerit detract from devalorize disrate revert set back

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ascertain determine trace back spoor

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count up number crunch score keep tab

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give comeuppance knock off high horse poormouth put away

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ferret about ferret around forage look prowl rootle scour grope quest ransack winnow be on the lookout cast about fish for look all over hell look high and low scratch around try to find

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amount to come to include add up to aggregate amount come computer run tale count off figure in run to

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carp cavil skin alive denunciate

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assume believe decide imagine presume understand totalize fix a price

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offend persecute swear bash cap nag slap sound blow off call names cuss out hurl abuse hurl brickbat pick on shout abuse shout insults sling mud swear at tear apart use foul language

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catch get grab make overtake reach take board jump overhaul ram climb on cotch grab hold of hop on

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consolidate compress truncate chop clip concentrate contract limit narrow

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chase after give chase to rush after be hot on someone's heels keep pace with keep up the pace with dog the footsteps of

Adjective

historic antiquated done ruined shaky dateless decaying disintegrating

Verb

learn

Adjective

afflicted awful bummed nauseous terrible in pain laid low woozy at death's door green about the gills groggy iffy invalided like death warmed up liverish not in good shape not oneself not very well not well off colour on the sick list peaky peculiar queer valetudinarian wabbit achy hypochondriacal squeamish

Adjective

secondhand previously owned second-hand castoff preloved pre-owned hand-me-down recycled foreowned handed-down nearly new passed down preowned cast-off handed down not new passed on reach-me-down shopsoiled unnew

Adjective

desolate pitiful bare degenerated deteriorating disfigured disreputable faded frayed gone to seed meagre meager poverty-stricken ragged ruinous slipshod tired

Adjective

derelict destroyed unmaintained wrecked injured marred beat beaten up beat up crumbly fallen-in on its last legs raunchy rinky-dink the worse for wear tumble-down uncared uncared for unimproved used-up

Adjective

dishonest foetid fetid filthy grimy immoral muddy musty abominable despicable dirty disgusting dishevelled disheveled foul gruesome horrible horrid ignoble impure low miry mouldy moldy nasty odorous offensive reeking repellent repulsive scurvy sloppy slovenly soiled ugly unclean vile

Adjective

dodgy grubby ropy seamy down-at-the-heel drooping droopy flagging frowzy messy overgrown sagging torn used up wilted wilting

Adjective

creaky crippled falling apart flimsy aged anile doddering effete fragile haggard incapacitated insubstantial quavering senile shaking superannuated wasted weakly weather-beaten

Adjective

adhesive cheap gaudy gluey gummy ostentatious showy sticky tasteless viscous vulgar waxy wet in bad taste crude dowdy frumpy inelegant outmoded out-of-date poky stodgy unbecoming unstylish unsuitable

Adjective

dented flawed scratched smashed bent blemished busted dinged flubbed gone hurt shot snafued spoilt spoiled sunk totaled fouled up glitched in need of repair in poor condition in smithereens kaput loused up messed up mucked up no go on the blink on the fritz out of action out of kilter out of whack screwed up wounded

Adjective

careless inferior low-down shameful slapdash common junky makeshift plastic cheesy discreditable disgraceful dishonourable dishonorable ignominious inglorious not up to snuff pretentious shady trashy unrespectable

Adjective

annihilative baleful baneful calamitous cataclysmic catastrophic crippling damaging deadly deleterious depleting dire draining exhausting extravagant fatal fateful harmful hurtful immoderate impoverishing injurious murderous noxious pernicious shattering suicidal unfortunate wasteful withering wrackful

Adjective

begrimed besmirched cheerless drab dreary bedimmed colourless colorless dark darkish dim discoloured discolored dull dusky gloomy murky obscure smirched sombre somber sullied tarnished

Adjective

bleak grey gray lacklustre lackluster monotonous plain unexciting uninteresting blah boring brown dry flat same zero arid characterless dull as dishwater lusterless subfuse unchanging uninspired vapid

Adjective

bygone vintage archaic baggy blowsy dated homely old hat outdated passé slatternly unfashionable unseemly wrinkled

Adjective

bleached distressed stonewashed washed-out etiolated wan achromatic ashen indistinct not shiny pallid shopworn washed out

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drenched dripping muddied stained draggled in a state sodden

Adjective

jerry-built unfirm unsafe unsteady

Adjective

overused decrepit. in ruins falling down

Adjective

deficient dwindling inadequate insignificant little minimal moderate modest nominal reasonable small sparse cut in short supply scant slashed trifling at a low level cut-rate economical inexpensive marked down puny uncostly worthless

Adjective

deserted forsaken in ruins unkept solitary abandoned discarded lorn ownerless relinquished uncouth

Adjective

short

Adjective

not a hundred percent not yourself

Adjective

poor-quality third-rate cheap and nasty cheapo average meretricious rubbishy dime-store junk below average below standard a dime a dozen bottom-rung subpar entry-level kitsch lemon rubbish tinhorn trumpery brassy Brummagem cheapjack duff gimcrack naff not up to much pinchbeck second-class tinny twopenny-halfpenny cheapie el cheapo execrable low-end bush-league cruddy dime-a-dozen dud lame pitiable punk scroungy two a penny

Adjective

off one's feed

Adjective

logy bushed enervated sleepy wiped out

Adjective

on your last legs

Adjective

downgone

Adjective

annoyed bored corny dissatisfied drained exasperated fatigued hackneyed irritated overworked shattered stale tired out trite weary whacked collapsing empty fagged faint irked jaded overtaxed prostrated all in asleep burned out dead on one's feet dog-tired done for done in drowsy fed up languid low-energy narcoleptic petered out played out pooped sick of tuckered out

Adjective

all the worse for wear cure pot

Adjective

fit to drop bleary bone-weary dead dead tired disabled frazzled had it limp out on one's feet outta gas ready to drop sapped weakened wearied weariful worn-down

Adjective

schlocky garbagy

Adjective

tuckered

Adjective

dead beat extremely tired

Adjective

summary abridged abrupt arbitrary concise cursory curt hasty immediate instant instantaneous peremptory precipitate rapid rushed succinct sudden swift terse brief compact run-through boiled down breviloquent compacted compendiary compendious condensed in a nutshell laconic perfunctory pithy recapped rehashed short and sweet

Nearby Words

to be running to be running low to be running out of time to be sacked to be sad to be safe to be run to be ruled to be ruined to be rude to be rotated to be rooted

Antonym of to be run down

English Vocalbulary

Synonym of take Synonym of disgrace Synonym of understand Synonym of slander Synonym of make Synonym of stop Synonym of denounce Synonym of describe Synonym of censure Synonym of condemn Synonym of defame Synonym of sneer Synonym of slur Synonym of valuate Synonym of ferret out Synonym of fall Synonym of estimate Synonym of trail Synonym of recite Synonym of sink Synonym of insult Synonym of lower Synonym of cheapen Synonym of humble Synonym of search Synonym of scandalize Synonym of seek Synonym of say Synonym of detail Synonym of calculate Synonym of demean Synonym of ill Synonym of smear Synonym of wrong Synonym of scold Synonym of detract Synonym of difficult Synonym of corrupt Synonym of weaken Synonym of involve Synonym of report Synonym of think Synonym of record Synonym of lessen Synonym of seize Synonym of place Synonym of quality Synonym of judge Synonym of deride Synonym of harm Synonym of concern Synonym of strange Synonym of blacken Synonym of miserable Synonym of drain Synonym of reproach Synonym of learn Synonym of plan Synonym of measure Synonym of dark Synonym of decrease Synonym of peter Synonym of press Synonym of capture Synonym of court Synonym of libel Synonym of hound Synonym of tire Synonym of oppress Synonym of ruin Synonym of drop Synonym of revile Synonym of hate Synonym of discount Synonym of check Synonym of mortify Synonym of challenge Synonym of admit Synonym of deteriorate Synonym of submerse Synonym of deaden Synonym of specify Synonym of defeat Synonym of line Synonym of issue Synonym of arrest Synonym of program Synonym of assail Synonym of disdain Synonym of itemize Synonym of reason Synonym of tell Synonym of evil Synonym of dismiss Synonym of reject Synonym of discourage Synonym of develop Synonym of dig Synonym of weary Synonym of determine Synonym of rail against Synonym of ill repute Synonym of wicked Synonym of debase Synonym of break Synonym of hurt Synonym of shame Synonym of decline Synonym of unsound Synonym of scoff Synonym of contract Synonym of see Synonym of refer Synonym of gage Synonym of state Synonym of hit Synonym of disclaim Synonym of form Synonym of deflate Synonym of taunt Synonym of total Synonym of strong Synonym of detraction Synonym of reproduce Synonym of criticize Synonym of vulgar Synonym of lash Synonym of consider Synonym of end Synonym of vicious Synonym of tally Synonym of waste Synonym of review Synonym of repeat Synonym of tease Synonym of snub Synonym of score Synonym of quantify Synonym of moderate Synonym of complain Synonym of conceive Synonym of copy Synonym of doubt Synonym of condense Synonym of show up Synonym of sullen Synonym of consume Synonym of disregard Synonym of lost Synonym of attack Synonym of unfair Synonym of ruination Synonym of identify Synonym of act Synonym of look Synonym of excellent Synonym of abase Synonym of complete Synonym of restrict Synonym of vile Synonym of slight Synonym of strike Synonym of mischievous Synonym of distress Synonym of injury Synonym of devalue Synonym of support Synonym of sordid Synonym of woeful Synonym of ransack Synonym of remonstrate Synonym of particularize Synonym of cruel Synonym of demand Synonym of worn Synonym of rabid Synonym of obtain Synonym of wear Synonym of little Synonym of race Synonym of rate Synonym of faulty Synonym of neglect Synonym of fade Synonym of attend Synonym of rotten Synonym of slow Synonym of use Synonym of dishearten Synonym of negate Synonym of note Synonym of amount Synonym of pauperize Synonym of come Synonym of morbid Synonym of draw Synonym of cite Synonym of shorten Synonym of add Synonym of fun

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