energetic

en·er·get·ic

adj \ˌe-nər-ˈje-tik\

Definition of ENERGETIC

1

: operating with or marked by vigor or effect

2

: marked by energy : strenuous <an energetic walk>

3

: of or relating to energy <energetic equation>

— en·er·get·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of ENERGETIC

1. She has an energetic personality.
2. The children are energetic workers.
3. They mounted an energetic campaign.

Origin of ENERGETIC

Greek energētikos, from energein to be active, from energos

First Known Use: 1651

Related to ENERGETIC

Synonyms: dynamic, vigorous, flush, gingery, lusty, peppy, red-blooded, robust, vital

Antonyms: dull, lethargic, listless, sluggish, torpid

Related Words: animated, brisk, dashing, kinetic, lively, punchy, spirited, sprightly, vivacious; energized, enlivened, invigorated, vitalized; firm, fortified, mettlesome, mighty, powerful, puissant, strong; refreshed, rejuvenated, revitalized; able-bodied, athletic, beefy, brawny, burly, fit, hardy, husky, muscular, robustious, rugged, stalwart, stout, strapping, sturdy, tough, virile; hale, healthy, hearty, sound; capable, competent

Near Antonyms: delicate, effete, enervated, faint, feeble, frail, infirm, wan, weak, weakened; impotent, powerless, prostrate, prostrated, sapped, tired; indolent, lackadaisical, languid, lazy; invertebrate, nerveless, soft, spineless, wimpy; ill, unhealthy, unsound, unwell; broken-down, debilitated, decrepit, disabled, wasted, worn-out

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Rhymes with ENERGETIC

alphabetic, anesthetic, apathetic, arithmetic, asyndetic, copacetic, diabetic, diarrhetic, diathetic, dietetic, digenetic, diphyletic, diuretic, empathetic, epithetic, geodetic, homiletic, Masoretic, nomothetic, sympathetic, synergetic, synesthetic