active
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1. a person who is a participating member of an organization (noun.person)
2. the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb (noun.linkdef)
| hypernym | : | voice, |
| definition | : | (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes (noun.linkdef) |
3. chemical agent capable of activity (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | chemical agent, |
| definition | : | an agent that produces chemical reactions (noun.substance) |
4. characterized by energetic activity (adj.all)
| similar | : | about, astir, |
| definition | : | on the move (adj.all) |
| similar | : | hot, |
| definition | : | marked by excited activity (adj.all) |
| similar | : | on the go, |
| definition | : | (of a person) very busy and active (adj.all) |
| similar | : | sporty, |
| definition | : | appropriate for sport or engagement in a sport (adj.all) |
| also | : | lively, |
| definition | : | full of life and energy (adj.all) |
| also | : | energetic, |
| definition | : | possessing or exerting or displaying energy (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | activeness, activity, |
| definition | : | the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically (noun.attribute) |
5. engaged in full-time work (adj.all)
| similar | : | activated, |
| definition | : | (military) set up and placed on active assignment (adj.all) |
6. full of activity or engaged in continuous activity (adj.all)
| similar | : | brisk, |
| definition | : | very active (adj.all) |
| similar | : | bustling, |
| definition | : | full of energetic and noisy activity (adj.all) |
| similar | : | busy, |
| definition | : | crowded with or characterized by much activity (adj.all) |
| similar | : | going, |
| definition | : | in full operation (adj.all) |
| similar | : | open, |
| definition | : | ready for business (adj.all) |
| similar | : | springy, |
| definition | : | (of movements) light and confidently active (adj.all) |
7. tending to become more severe or wider in scope (adj.all)
| similar | : | progressive, |
| definition | : | advancing in severity (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | pathology, |
| definition | : | the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases (noun.cognition) |
8. disposed to take action or effectuate change (adj.all)
| similar | : | hands-on, |
| definition | : | involving active participation (adj.all) |
| similar | : | proactive, |
| definition | : | (of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | activeness, activity, |
| definition | : | the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically (noun.attribute) |
9. (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt (adj.all)
| similar | : | eruptive, |
| definition | : | actively spewing out lava (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | vent, volcano, |
| definition | : | a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt (noun.object) |
10. (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting (adj.all)
| similar | : | alive, live, |
| definition | : | capable of erupting (adj.all) |
| also | : | live, |
| definition | : | exerting force or containing energy (adj.all) |
11. (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being (adj.all)
| domain category | : | grammar, grammar, |
| definition | : | the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) (noun.cognition) |
12. exerting influence or producing a change or effect (adj.all)
| similar | : | activated, |
| definition | : | rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive (adj.all) |
| similar | : | counteractive, |
| definition | : | opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action (adj.all) |
| similar | : | surface-active, |
| definition | : | capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid; used especially of detergents (adj.all) |
13. (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions (adj.all)
| domain category | : | astronomy, uranology, |
| definition | : | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole (noun.cognition) |
14. in operation (adj.all)
| similar | : | existent, existing, |
| definition | : | having existence or being or actuality (adj.all) |
15. taking part in an activity (adj.all)
| similar | : | involved, |
| definition | : | connected by participation or association or use (adj.all) |
16. engaged in or ready for military or naval operations (adj.all)
| similar | : | operational, |
| definition | : | (military) of or intended for or involved in military operations (adj.all) |
17. a person who is a participating member of an organization (noun.person)
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | disposed to take action or effectuate change (adj.all) |
18. the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb (noun.linkdef)
| antonym | : | passive, passive voice, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.linkdef) |
19. chemical agent capable of activity (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | exerting influence or producing a change or effect (adj.all) |
20. characterized by energetic activity (adj.all)
| antonym | : | inactive, |
| definition | : | not active physically or mentally (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | activeness, activity, |
| definition | : | the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically (noun.attribute) |
21. engaged in full-time work (adj.all)
| antonym | : | inactive, |
| definition | : | not engaged in full-time work (adj.all) |
22. full of activity or engaged in continuous activity (adj.all)
| antonym | : | inactive, |
| definition | : | lacking activity; lying idle or unused (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | activeness, activity, |
| definition | : | the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically (noun.attribute) |
23. tending to become more severe or wider in scope (adj.all)
| antonym | : | inactive, |
| definition | : | (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly (adj.all) |
24. disposed to take action or effectuate change (adj.all)
| derivation | : | activeness, activity, |
| definition | : | the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | a person who is a participating member of an organization (noun.person) |
25. (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt (adj.all)
| antonym | : | dormant, inactive, |
| definition | : | (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct (adj.all) |
26. (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting (adj.all)
| antonym | : | extinct, |
| definition | : | (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive (adj.all) |
27. (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being (adj.all)
| antonym | : | stative, |
| definition | : | ( used of verbs (e.g. `be' or `own') and most participial adjectives) expressing existence or a state rather than an action (adj.all) |
28. expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: (adj.all)
| antonym | : | passive, |
| definition | : | expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb (adj.all) |
29. exerting influence or producing a change or effect (adj.all)
| antonym | : | inactive, |
| definition | : | not exerting influence or change (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | activity, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | active, active agent, |
| definition | : | chemical agent capable of activity (noun.substance) |
30. (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions (adj.all)
| antonym | : | quiet, |
| definition | : | of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g. (adj.all) |
31. in operation (adj.all)
| derivation | : | activity, |
| definition | : | any specific behavior (noun.act) |
32. taking part in an activity (adj.all)
| derivation | : | activity, |
| definition | : | any specific behavior (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | a person who is a participating member of an organization (noun.person) |
33. a person who is a participating member of an organization (noun.person)
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | disposed to take action or effectuate change (adj.all) |
34. the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb (noun.linkdef)
| antonym | : | passive, passive voice, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.linkdef) |
35. chemical agent capable of activity (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | exerting influence or producing a change or effect (adj.all) |
36. characterized by energetic activity (adj.all)
| antonym | : | inactive, |
| definition | : | not active physically or mentally (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | activeness, activity, |
| definition | : | the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically (noun.attribute) |
37. engaged in full-time work (adj.all)
| antonym | : | inactive, |
| definition | : | not engaged in full-time work (adj.all) |
38. full of activity or engaged in continuous activity (adj.all)
| antonym | : | inactive, |
| definition | : | lacking activity; lying idle or unused (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | activeness, activity, |
| definition | : | the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically (noun.attribute) |
39. tending to become more severe or wider in scope (adj.all)
| antonym | : | inactive, |
| definition | : | (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly (adj.all) |
40. disposed to take action or effectuate change (adj.all)
| derivation | : | activeness, activity, |
| definition | : | the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | a person who is a participating member of an organization (noun.person) |
41. (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt (adj.all)
| antonym | : | dormant, inactive, |
| definition | : | (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct (adj.all) |
42. (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting (adj.all)
| antonym | : | extinct, |
| definition | : | (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive (adj.all) |
43. (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being (adj.all)
| antonym | : | stative, |
| definition | : | ( used of verbs (e.g. `be' or `own') and most participial adjectives) expressing existence or a state rather than an action (adj.all) |
44. expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: (adj.all)
| antonym | : | passive, |
| definition | : | expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb (adj.all) |
45. exerting influence or producing a change or effect (adj.all)
| antonym | : | inactive, |
| definition | : | not exerting influence or change (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | activity, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | active, active agent, |
| definition | : | chemical agent capable of activity (noun.substance) |
46. (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions (adj.all)
| antonym | : | quiet, |
| definition | : | of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g. (adj.all) |
47. in operation (adj.all)
| derivation | : | activity, |
| definition | : | any specific behavior (noun.act) |
48. taking part in an activity (adj.all)
| derivation | : | activity, |
| definition | : | any specific behavior (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | a person who is a participating member of an organization (noun.person) |
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