Antonyms of adj effervescent

3 senses of effervescent

Sense 1
sparkling (vs. still), effervescent -- (used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide; "sparkling wines"; "sparkling water")


Sense 2
effervescent (vs. noneffervescent) -- ((of a liquid) giving off bubbles)

noneffervescent (vs. effervescent) -- (not effervescent)
        => flat -- (having lost effervescence; "flat beer"; "a flat cola")
        => noncarbonated, uncarbonated -- (not having carbonation)

Sense 3
bubbling, effervescent, frothy, scintillating, sparkly -- (marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders")

INDIRECT (VIA lively) -> dull -- (lacking in liveliness or animation; "he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods")

Similarity of adj effervescent

3 senses of effervescent

Sense 1
sparkling (vs. still), effervescent -- (used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide; "sparkling wines"; "sparkling water")

Sense 2
effervescent (vs. noneffervescent) -- ((of a liquid) giving off bubbles)
       => bubbling, bubbly, foaming, foamy, frothy, effervescing, spumy -- (emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer")
       => aerated, charged -- (supplied with carbon dioxide)
       => fizzing, fizzy -- (hissing and bubbling)
       => carbonated -- (having carbonation (especially artificially carbonated))

Sense 3
bubbling, effervescent, frothy, scintillating, sparkly -- (marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders")
       => lively (vs. dull) -- (full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party")

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