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being in effective operation<the abandoned factory had not been active for years>Synonymsalive, functional, functioning, going, living, on, operating, operational, operative, running, workingRelated Wordseffective, effectual; employable, operable, usable, viable, workable; performing, producing, productive, serving, useful, yielding; astir, bustling, busy, dynamic, flourishing, humming, roaring, thrivingPhrasesin commissionNear Antonymsdeactivated, decommissioned; ineffective, ineffectual, useless; inoperable, unusable, unworkable; arrested, asleep, dormant, fallow, idle, inert, latent, lifeless, nonproductive, quiescent, sleepy, stagnating, unproductive, vegetatingAntonymsbroken, dead, inactive, inoperative, nonfunctional, nonfunctioning, nonoperating
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having much high-spirited energy and movement<the fish are active today, but we still havenʼt caught anything>— see lively 1
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involved in often constant activity<all morning the crowd at the coffeehouse kept Marion and her helper pretty active>— see busy 1
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