around

³around

adj

Definition of AROUND

1

: about 1 <has been up and around for two days>

2

: being in existence, evidence, or circulation <the most intelligent of the artists around today — R. M. Coates>

— been around

: gone through many varied experiences : become worldly-wise

Examples of AROUND

1. <she's generally regarded as one of the most talented singers around>

First Known Use of AROUND

1849

Related to AROUND

Synonyms: alive, extant, existent, existing, living

Antonyms: dead, extinct, nonextant

Related Words: active, busy, flourishing, functioning, operating, working

Near Antonyms: defunct, destroyed, exterminated, kaput (also kaputt); departed, gone, lost; nonexistent; idle, inactive, inert

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