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fresh
The 5 letter word you're looking for is fresh.
"Fresh" is a word that means the opposite of stale and has a short vowel.
A five letter word that is the opposite of the word "gradual" and contains a second letter of "l" is a popular word game answer. The five letter word being sought is "fleet."
A five letter word for the opposite of lower is upper.
A five letter word meaning the opposite of hurry would be dally. There may well be others
I'm not sure what you mean by "identifies with," but "stale" is a synonym for "banal."
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