Synonyms word for active

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  • energetic

    mental condition, action

  • lively

    behaviour, alert

  • dynamic

    energetic, movement

  • alive

    bustling, behaviour

  • busy

    property, finance

  • brisk

    behaviour, alert

  • working

    quality, action

  • spry

    action, energetic

  • effective

    in force, having movement

  • sprightly

    action, energetic

  • operative

    movement, action

  • live

    operative, in operation

  • functioning

    operative, in operation

  • vigorous

    powerful, energetic

  • animated

    property, energetic

  • bustling

    busy, behaviour

  • operating

    operative, having movement

  • diligent

    property, hard-working

  • going

    having movement

  • enthusiastic

    zealous, very involved in activity

  • spirited

    playful, mobile

  • running

    in operation, having movement

  • agile

    alert, mobile

  • nimble

    mobile, very involved in activity

  • forceful

    powerful, enthusiastic

  • living

    movement, animal

  • quick

    behaviour, mental condition

  • frisky

    playful, bustling

  • engaged

    busy, occupied

  • zealous

    enthusiastic, powerful

  • vital

    animal, mobile

  • industrious

    enthusiastic, hard-working

  • enterprising

    enthusiastic, hard-working

  • alert

    mental condition, agility

  • vivacious

  • mobile

    movement, having movement

  • occupied

    busy, prospering

  • strenuous

    busy

  • tireless

    property, busy

  • operational

    operative

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  • as in operating



  • as in energetic



  • as in engaged

  • as in operating
  • as in energetic
  • as in engaged



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active

adjective

Definition of activenext

1

as in operating

being in effective operation

the abandoned factory had not been active for years

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

  • operating

  • operational

  • operative

  • functioning

  • running

  • working

  • going

  • functional

  • on

  • live

  • in force

  • living

  • operable

  • alive

  • on line

  • effective

  • viable

  • in commission

  • into commission

  • productive

  • dynamic

  • busy

  • effectual

  • serving

  • in gear

  • useful

  • performing

  • flourishing

  • producing

  • usable

  • employable

  • thriving

  • useable

  • bustling

  • workable

  • yielding

  • humming

  • roaring

  • astir


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • inactive

  • dead

  • broken

  • inoperative

  • nonoperative

  • nonfunctioning

  • useless

  • ineffective

  • ineffectual

  • nonoperational

  • nonactivated

  • nonoperating

  • deactivated

  • nonfunctional

  • dormant

  • idle

  • inert

  • quiescent

  • latent

  • kaput

  • arrested

  • decommissioned

  • unusable

  • unproductive

  • kaputt

  • inoperable

  • unworkable

  • sleepy

  • fallow

  • lifeless

  • nonproductive

  • asleep

  • stagnating

  • vegetating

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  • inactive

  • dead

  • broken

  • inoperative

  • nonoperative

  • nonfunctioning

  • useless

  • ineffective

  • ineffectual

  • nonoperational

  • nonactivated

  • nonoperating

  • deactivated

  • nonfunctional

  • dormant

  • idle

  • inert

  • quiescent

  • latent

  • kaput

  • arrested

  • decommissioned

  • unusable

  • unproductive

  • kaputt

  • inoperable

  • unworkable

  • sleepy

  • fallow

  • lifeless

  • nonproductive

  • asleep

  • stagnating

  • vegetating

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2

as in energetic

having much high-spirited energy and movement

the fish are active today, but we still haven’t caught anything

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • energetic

  • lively

  • animated

  • animate

  • brisk

  • bouncing

  • enthusiastic

  • awake

  • spirited

  • cheerful

  • playful

  • vivacious

  • vital

  • kinetic

  • perky

  • frisky

  • sparky

  • sprightly

  • gay

  • springy

  • peppy

  • spanking

  • racy

  • agile

  • jazzy

  • pert

  • jaunty

  • zippy

  • up

  • airy

  • eager

  • snappy

  • pizazzy

  • mettlesome

  • bright

  • pizzazzy

  • alert

  • spry

  • dashing

  • dapper

  • nimble

  • spiffy

  • buoyant

  • effervescent

  • upbeat

  • keen

  • on the go

  • exuberant

  • boisterous

  • nervous

  • chirpy

  • chipper

  • bubbly

  • sparkly

  • wide—awake

  • open—eyed

  • ebullient

  • impish

  • agog

  • frolicsome

  • chirrupy

  • skittish

  • high—spirited

  • pixieish

  • high—strung


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • inactive

  • dead

  • listless

  • languid

  • inanimate

  • limp

  • lifeless

  • lazy

  • lackadaisical

  • languishing

  • spiritless

  • vapid

  • indolent

  • inert

  • leaden

  • sluggish

  • weary

  • tired

  • lethargic

  • unambitious

  • sleepy

  • torpid

  • apathetic

  • languorous

  • stolid

  • impassive

  • phlegmatic

  • boring

  • tedious

  • dull

  • irksome

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  • inactive

  • dead

  • listless

  • languid

  • inanimate

  • limp

  • lifeless

  • lazy

  • lackadaisical

  • languishing

  • spiritless

  • vapid

  • indolent

  • inert

  • leaden

  • sluggish

  • weary

  • tired

  • lethargic

  • unambitious

  • sleepy

  • torpid

  • apathetic

  • languorous

  • stolid

  • impassive

  • phlegmatic

  • boring

  • tedious

  • dull

  • irksome

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3

as in engaged

involved in often constant activity

all morning the crowd at the coffeehouse kept Marion and her helper pretty active

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • engaged

  • diligent

  • busy

  • employed

  • occupied

  • working

  • preoccupied

  • industrious

  • assiduous

  • immersed

  • bustling

  • focused

  • hopping

  • absorbed

  • laborious

  • lively

  • vibrant

  • operating

  • energetic

  • sedulous

  • functioning

  • buzzing

  • going

  • concentrating

  • operational

  • thriving

  • vigorous

  • running

  • operative

  • animated

  • engrossed

  • flourishing

  • tied—up

  • functional

  • living

  • humming

  • focussed

  • swamped

  • astir

  • tireless

  • hardworking

  • happening

  • intent

  • alive

  • indefatigable

  • untiring

  • knee—deep


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • inactive

  • idle

  • unemployed

  • free

  • unoccupied

  • passive

  • dormant

  • quiescent

  • latent

  • inert

  • sleepy

  • unbusy

  • lifeless

  • slow

  • asleep

  • dead

  • dull

  • inoperative

  • nonoperating

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  • inactive

  • idle

  • unemployed

  • free

  • unoccupied

  • passive

  • dormant

  • quiescent

  • latent

  • inert

  • sleepy

  • unbusy

  • lifeless

  • slow

  • asleep

  • dead

  • dull

  • inoperative

  • nonoperating

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Synonyms

Antonyms

Etymology

Rhymes with Active

  • abortive
  • accommodative
  • accumulative
  • accusative
  • acquisitive
  • adaptive
  • addictive
  • additive
  • additive
  • adjective
  • administrative
  • adoptive
  • affective
  • affirmative
  • airmotive
  • alliterative
  • alliterative
  • anticompetitive
  • anti-infective
  • appointive

How do you pronounce active?

Pronounce active as ˈæktɪv.

US — How to pronounce active in American English

UK — How to pronounce active in British English

Sentences with active

Quotes about active

5. active

adjective. [‘ˈæktɪv’] taking part in an activity.

Etymology

  • actif (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • actif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

9. active

adjective. [‘ˈæktɪv’] in operation.

Etymology

  • actif (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • actif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

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