activity
English Thesaurus
1. any specific behavior (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | variance, variation, |
| definition | : | an activity that varies from a norm or standard (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | space walk, |
| definition | : | any kind of physical activity outside a spacecraft by one of the crew (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | domesticity, |
| definition | : | domestic activities or life (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | operation, |
| definition | : | the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | operation, |
| definition | : | a planned activity involving many people performing various actions (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | pattern, practice, |
| definition | : | a customary way of operation or behavior (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | diversion, recreation, |
| definition | : | an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | bag, cup of tea, dish, |
| definition | : | an activity that you like or at which you are superior (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | follow-up, followup, |
| definition | : | an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | game, |
| definition | : | a contest with rules to determine a winner (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | play, turn, |
| definition | : | (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | music, |
| definition | : | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | burst, fit, |
| definition | : | a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | work, |
| definition | : | activity directed toward making or doing something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | deeds, works, |
| definition | : | performance of moral or religious acts (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | service, |
| definition | : | (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | occupation, |
| definition | : | any activity that occupies a person's attention (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | role, |
| definition | : | normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | dissipation, waste, wastefulness, |
| definition | : | useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | control, |
| definition | : | the activity of managing or exerting control over something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | protection, |
| definition | : | the activity of protecting someone or something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | sensory activity, |
| definition | : | activity intended to achieve a particular sensory result (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | representation, |
| definition | : | an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | puncture, |
| definition | : | the act of puncturing or perforating (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | hunt, hunting, search, |
| definition | : | the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | organisation, organization, |
| definition | : | the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | grouping, |
| definition | : | the activity of putting things together in groups (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | support, supporting, |
| definition | : | the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | procedure, process, |
| definition | : | a particular course of action intended to achieve a result (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | ceremony, |
| definition | : | any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | ceremony, |
| definition | : | the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | worship, |
| definition | : | the activity of worshipping (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | demand, |
| definition | : | the act of demanding (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | pleasure, |
| definition | : | an activity that affords enjoyment (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | lamentation, mourning, |
| definition | : | the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | laughter, |
| definition | : | the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | politics, |
| definition | : | the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | preparation, readying, |
| definition | : | the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | aid, assist, assistance, help, |
| definition | : | the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | support, |
| definition | : | the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | behavior, behaviour, |
| definition | : | (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | solo, |
| definition | : | any activity that is performed alone without assistance (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | buzz, |
| definition | : | a confusion of activity and gossip (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | fun, |
| definition | : | violent and excited activity (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | hell, sin, |
| definition | : | violent and excited activity (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | outlet, release, vent, |
| definition | : | activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | last, |
| definition | : | a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | mystification, obfuscation, |
| definition | : | the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | negotiation, |
| definition | : | the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | disturbance, perturbation, |
| definition | : | activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | timekeeping, |
| definition | : | the act or process of determining the time (noun.time) |
2. the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | trait, |
| definition | : | a distinguishing feature of your personal nature (noun.attribute) |
| attribute | : | active, |
| definition | : | characterized by energetic activity (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | inactive, |
| definition | : | not active physically or mentally (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | active, |
| definition | : | disposed to take action or effectuate change (adj.all) |
3. an organic process that takes place in the body (noun.process)
| hyponym | : | control, |
| definition | : | (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | respiration, |
| definition | : | a single complete act of breathing in and out (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | breath, |
| definition | : | the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | insemination, |
| definition | : | the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | sleeping, |
| definition | : | the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | reaction, response, |
| definition | : | a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | crying, tears, weeping, |
| definition | : | the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | ablactation, |
| definition | : | the cessation of lactation (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | anastalsis, |
| definition | : | muscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | discharge, emission, expelling, |
| definition | : | any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | expectoration, |
| definition | : | the process of coughing up and spitting out (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | festering, maturation, suppuration, |
| definition | : | (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | healing, |
| definition | : | the natural process by which the body repairs itself (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | hypostasis, |
| definition | : | the accumulation of blood in an organ (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | lactation, |
| definition | : | the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | opsonisation, opsonization, |
| definition | : | process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | overactivity, |
| definition | : | excessive activity (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | peristalsis, vermiculation, |
| definition | : | the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | phagocytosis, |
| definition | : | process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | pinocytosis, |
| definition | : | process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | placentation, |
| definition | : | the formation of the placenta in the uterus (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | psilosis, |
| definition | : | falling out of hair (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | tanning, |
| definition | : | process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | transpiration, |
| definition | : | the process of giving off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes (noun.process) |
4. a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | physical process, process, |
| definition | : | a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | radiation, |
| definition | : | the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | absorption, |
| definition | : | (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | acidification, |
| definition | : | the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | adiabatic process, |
| definition | : | (thermodynamics) any process that occurs without gain or loss of heat (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | aeration, |
| definition | : | the process of exposing to air (so as to purify) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | antiredeposition, |
| definition | : | the process of preventing redeposition (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | capture, |
| definition | : | any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | capture, |
| definition | : | a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | centrifugation, |
| definition | : | the process of separating substances of different densities by the use of a centrifuge (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | chromatography, |
| definition | : | a process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | concretion, |
| definition | : | the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | condensation, |
| definition | : | the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | convection, |
| definition | : | (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | decay, |
| definition | : | the process of gradually becoming inferior (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | desorption, |
| definition | : | changing from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | diffusion, |
| definition | : | (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | distillation, distillment, |
| definition | : | the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | drift, |
| definition | : | the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | effervescence, |
| definition | : | the process of bubbling as gas escapes (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | ecesis, establishment, |
| definition | : | (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | extinction, |
| definition | : | the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | extraction, |
| definition | : | the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | feedback, |
| definition | : | the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | filtration, |
| definition | : | the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | flocculation, |
| definition | : | the process of flocculating; forming woolly cloudlike aggregations (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | flow, |
| definition | : | any uninterrupted stream or discharge (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | formation, |
| definition | : | natural process that causes something to form (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | fossilisation, fossilization, |
| definition | : | the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | inactivation, |
| definition | : | the process of rendering inactive (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | ion exchange, |
| definition | : | a process in which ions are exchanged between a solution and an insoluble (usually resinous) solid; widely used in industrial processing (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | ionisation, ionization, |
| definition | : | the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | leach, leaching, |
| definition | : | the process of leaching (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | nuclear reaction, |
| definition | : | (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | opacification, |
| definition | : | the process of becoming cloudy or opaque (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | oscillation, |
| definition | : | the process of oscillating between states (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | oxygenation, |
| definition | : | the process of providing or combining or treating with oxygen (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | precession of the equinoxes, |
| definition | : | a slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of rotation (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | release, |
| definition | : | a process that liberates or discharges something (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | saltation, |
| definition | : | (geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | scattering, |
| definition | : | the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | sericulture, |
| definition | : | raising silkworms in order to obtain raw silk (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | sink, |
| definition | : | (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | soak, soakage, soaking, |
| definition | : | the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | softening, |
| definition | : | the process of becoming softer (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | sorption, |
| definition | : | the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | source, |
| definition | : | (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | stimulation, |
| definition | : | (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | ecological succession, succession, |
| definition | : | (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | synergism, synergy, |
| definition | : | the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | temperature change, |
| definition | : | a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | transduction, |
| definition | : | the process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | transpiration, |
| definition | : | the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | vitrification, |
| definition | : | the process of becoming vitreous (noun.process) |
5. the state of being active (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | state, |
| definition | : | the way something is with respect to its main attributes (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | agency, |
| definition | : | the state of being in action or exerting power (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | busyness, hum, |
| definition | : | the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | behavior, behaviour, |
| definition | : | the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | operation, |
| definition | : | the state of being in effect or being operative (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | overdrive, |
| definition | : | the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | play, |
| definition | : | a state in which action is feasible (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | swing, |
| definition | : | a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity (noun.state) |
| attribute | : | active, |
| definition | : | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt (adj.all) |
6. (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | capability, capacity, |
| definition | : | the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment (noun.state) |
| domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
| definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
7. any specific behavior (noun.act)
| antonym | : | inactivity, |
| definition | : | being inactive; being less active (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | active, alive, |
| definition | : | in operation (adj.all) |
8. the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | characterized by energetic activity (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | full of activity or engaged in continuous activity (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | disposed to take action or effectuate change (adj.all) |
9. an organic process that takes place in the body (noun.process)
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | tending to become more severe or wider in scope (adj.all) |
10. a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) (noun.process)
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions (adj.all) |
11. the state of being active (noun.state)
| derivation | : | act, move, |
| definition | : | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | act, |
| definition | : | be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | engaged in full-time work (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | tending to become more severe or wider in scope (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | disposed to take action or effectuate change (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | exerting influence or producing a change or effect (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, alive, |
| definition | : | in operation (adj.all) |
12. (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction (noun.state)
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | exerting influence or producing a change or effect (adj.all) |
13. any specific behavior (noun.act)
| antonym | : | inactivity, |
| definition | : | being inactive; being less active (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | active, alive, |
| definition | : | in operation (adj.all) |
14. the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | characterized by energetic activity (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | full of activity or engaged in continuous activity (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | disposed to take action or effectuate change (adj.all) |
15. an organic process that takes place in the body (noun.process)
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | tending to become more severe or wider in scope (adj.all) |
16. a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) (noun.process)
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions (adj.all) |
17. the state of being active (noun.state)
| derivation | : | act, move, |
| definition | : | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | act, |
| definition | : | be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | engaged in full-time work (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | tending to become more severe or wider in scope (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | disposed to take action or effectuate change (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | exerting influence or producing a change or effect (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, alive, |
| definition | : | in operation (adj.all) |
18. (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction (noun.state)
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | exerting influence or producing a change or effect (adj.all) |
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