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small quiet
tiny minute miniature silent peaceful muted

pocket-sized microscopic meagre soft muffled mute

modest insufficient slight reserved noiseless speechless

diminutive petite teensy hushed soundless inaudible

big loud
enormous gigantic mammoth deafening intense raucous

thundering monumental whopping resounding roaring thundering

colossal giant large booming crashing ear-piercing

huge sizeable vast piercing deep boisterous

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old bad
ancient aged decrepit appalling atrocious awful

elderly mature debilitated gross dreadful horrendous

getting on seasoned venerable hideous nasty terrible

enfeebled wasted fossil unacceptable shocking frightful

young nice
youthful infant juvenile enjoyable marvellous loving

tender childish budding delightful great wonderful

inexperienced new blooming excellent brilliant pleasant

blossoming fledgling recent charming pleasurable swell

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fast hard (not easy)

speedy rapid brisk puzzling challenging difficult

mind -
nimble swift dashing tricky complicated
boggling

flashing hurried hypersonic complex laborious problematic

agile quick racing arduous troublesome tough

slow calm
gradual moderate reluctant trouble-free quiet unbothered

leisurely sluggish crawling chilled peaceful collected

dawdling idle plodding even-tempered sedate restful

slack creeping lagging tranquil relaxed untroubled

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happy good
ecstatic delighted thrilled well-behaved kind-hearted decent

pleased glad content noble virtuous respectable

satisfied joyful cheerful moral worthy valuable

blissful cheery jovial obedient well-brought-up trustworthy

unhappy evil
sad displeased gloomy despicable wicked sinful

distraught sorrowful miserable malicious criminal immoral

forlorn despondent melancholic vile violent foul

discontented down depressed malevolent aggressive loathsome

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tired pretty
weary jaded wiped-out stunning beautiful gorgeous

exhausted worn-out sleepy striking appealing attractive

drowsy fatigued bushed good-looking cute graceful

drained shattered whacked dazzling exquisite splendid

excited ugly
thrilled eager enthusiastic hideous revolting unsightly

motivated energised animated repulsive gruesome disgusting

expressive enlivened electrified unattractive repugnant dreadful

stimulated giggly enthused shocking warty ghastly

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