ADJECTIVE | all | active | tending to become more severe or wider in scope |
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all | active, combat-ready, fighting | engaged in or ready for military or naval operations | |
all | active | disposed to take action or effectuate change | |
all | active, participating | taking part in an activity | |
all | active | characterized by energetic / energetic activity | |
all | active | exerting influence or producing a change or effect | |
all | active | full of activity or engaged in continuous activity | |
all | active, alive | in operation | |
all | active | (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions | |
all | active | expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor | |
all | active, dynamic | (used of verbs (e.g. 'to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. 'running' in 'running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being | |
all | active | (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting | |
all | active | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt | |
all | active | engaged in full-time work | |
NOUN | substance | active, active agent | chemical agent capable of activity |
relation | active, active voice | the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb | |
person | active | a person who is a participating member of an organization |
Sounds | ae'ktihv | |
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Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... |
Meaning | tending to become more severe or wider in scope. | |
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Example | "active tuberculosis" | |
Category | pathology | The branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases |
Narrower | progressive | Advancing in severity |
Opposite | inactive | (pathology) not progressing or increasing |
Spanish | activo | |
Catalan | actiu | |
Nouns | activeness | the state of being active |
activity | an organic process that takes place in the body |
Meaning | Engaged in or ready for military or naval operations. | |
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Example | "on active duty" | |
Synonyms | combat-ready, fighting | |
Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
Broader | operational | (military) of or intended for or involved in military operations |
Spanish | activa, activo | |
Catalan | actiu | |
Nouns | activity, activeness | the state of being active |
Meaning | disposed to take action or effectuate change. | |
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Attribute of | activeness, activity | The trait of being active |
Narrower | activist, activistic | advocating or engaged in activism |
hands-on | Involving active participation | |
proactive | (of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen / happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens / happens | |
Opposite | passive, inactive | lacking in energy or will |
Spanish | activo | |
Catalan | actiu | |
Nouns | active | a person who is a participating member of an organization |
activeness | the state of being active | |
activity | the trait of being active | |
Adverbs | actively | in an active / active manner |
Meaning | taking part in an activity. | |
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Synonym | participating | |
Broader | involved | Connected by participation or association or use |
Spanish | activo, participante | |
Catalan | participant | |
Nouns | active | a person who is a participating member of an organization |
activeness | the state of being active | |
activity | any specific behavior |
Meaning | Characterized by energetic / energetic activity. | |
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Attribute of | activeness, activity | The trait of being active |
Narrower | about, astir | On the move |
acrobatic, athletic, gymnastic | vigorously active | |
agile, nimble, quick, spry | moving quickly and lightly | |
hot | marked by excited activity | |
hyperactive, overactive | More active than normal | |
on the go | (of a person) very busy and active | |
sporty | Appropriate for sport or engagement in a sport | |
See also | energetic | possessing or exerting or displaying energy |
lively | full of life and energy | |
Opposite | inactive | not active physically or mentally |
Spanish | activo, dinámico | |
Catalan | actiu, dinàmic | |
Nouns | activeness, activity | the trait of being active |
Meaning | Exerting influence or producing a change or effect. | |
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Example | "an active ingredient" | |
Narrower | activated | Rendered active |
counteractive | Opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action | |
surface-active | capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid / liquid | |
Opposite | inactive | not exerting influence or change |
Spanish | activo | |
Catalan | actiu | |
Nouns | active | chemical agent capable of activity |
activeness | the state of being active | |
activity | (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction |
Meaning | Full of activity or engaged in continuous activity. | |
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Narrower | brisk | Very active |
bustling | Full of energetic / energetic and noisy activity | |
busy | crowded with or characterized by much activity | |
going | In full operation | |
open | Ready for business | |
springy | (of movements) light and confidently active | |
Opposite | inactive | lacking activity |
Spanish | activo | |
Catalan | actiu | |
Nouns | activeness, activity | the trait of being active |
Meaning | In operation. | |
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Example | "an active tradition" | |
Synonym | alive | |
Broader | existent, existing | Having existence or being or actuality |
Spanish | activo | |
Catalan | actiu | |
Nouns | activeness | the state of being active |
activity | any specific behavior |
Meaning | (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions. | |
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Category | astronomy, uranology | The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole |
Opposite | quiet | Of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g. |
Spanish | activo | |
Nouns | activeness | the state of being active |
activity | a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) |
Meaning | Expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions". | |
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Category | grammar | The branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) |
Opposite | passive | Expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb |
Spanish | activa | |
Catalan | activa |
Meaning | (used of verbs (e.g. 'to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. 'running' in 'running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being. | |
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Synonym | dynamic | |
Category | grammar | The branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) |
Opposite | stative | (used of verbs (e.g. 'be' or 'own') and most participial adjectives) expressing existence or a state rather than an action |
Spanish | activo, dinámico |
Meaning | (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting. | |
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Narrower | alive, live | capable of erupting |
See also | live | Exerting force or containing energy |
Opposite | extinct | (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive |
Spanish | activo |
Meaning | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt. | |
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Example | "active volcanos" | |
Category | vent, volcano | A fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt |
Attribute of | action, activity, activeness | The state of being active |
Narrower | eruptive | actively spewing out lava |
See also | live | Exerting force or containing energy |
Opposite | dormant, inactive | (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct |
Spanish | activo | |
Catalan | actiu | |
Nouns | activeness | the state of being active |
activity | a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) |
Meaning | Engaged in full-time work. | |
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Narrower | activated | (military) set up and placed on active assignment |
Opposite | inactive | not engaged in full-time work |
Spanish | activo | |
Catalan | actiu | |
Nouns | activity, activeness | the state of being active |
Meaning | chemical agent capable of activity. | |
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Synonym | active agent | |
Broader | chemical agent | An agent that produces chemical reactions |
Adjectives | active | exerting influence or producing a change or effect |
Meaning | The voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb. | |
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Example | "'The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice" | |
Synonym | active voice | |
Broader | voice | (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes |
Opposite | passive voice, passive | The voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb |
Spanish | activa, voz activa |
Meaning | A person who is a participating member of an organization. | |
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Example | "the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees" | |
Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
Adjectives | active | disposed to take action or effectuate change |
active | taking part in an activity |
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