English > energetic: 2 senses > adjective 1| Meaning | possessing or exerting or displaying energy. |
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| Examples | - "an energetic fund raiser for the college"
- "an energetic group of hikers"
- "it caused an energetic chemical reaction"
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| Narrower | alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy | Quick and energetic |
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| canty | lively and brisk |
| driving | Acting with vigor |
| high-energy | Providing a relatively large amount of energy upon undergoing a chemical reaction |
| indefatigable, tireless, unflagging, unwearying | showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality |
| physical | Characterized by energetic bodily activity |
| strenuous | Characterized by or performed with much energy or force |
| vigorous | Characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity |
| See also | active | Characterized by energetic / energetic activity |
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| dynamic, dynamical | Characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality |
| enterprising | marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects |
| lively | full of life and energy |
| spirited | Displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness |
| Opposite | lethargic, unenergetic | Deficient in alertness or activity |
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| Spanish | energético, enérgico |
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| Catalan | enèrgic, ple d'energia |
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| Nouns | energy | forceful exertion |
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| energy | a healthy capacity for vigorous activity |
| Adverbs | energetically | in an energetic / energetic manner |
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