| 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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| Examples |
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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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| Examples |
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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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