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Synonyms & Antonyms for animated
Synonyms
active, airy, animate, bouncing, brisk, energetic, frisky, gay, jaunty, jazzy, kinetic, lively, mettlesome, peppy, perky, pert, pizzazzy (or pizazzy), racy, snappy, spanking, sparky, spirited, sprightly, springy, vital, vivacious, zippy
Antonyms
dead, inactive, inanimate, lackadaisical, languid, languishing, languorous, leaden, lifeless, limp, listless, spiritless, vapid
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The studio began its domination of animated features in 1937 with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which is about a passive princess whose greatest wish, expressed in song, is for a man to come find her. — Noah Berlatsky, The Verge, "Netflix’s Disenchantment suggests the messy future of princess stories," 22 Aug. 2018 As Vanity Fair pointed out, a category for best animated feature was last added in 2001. — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, "The Oscars Add New "Popular" Movie Category," 8 Aug. 2018 Lady Gaga has been teasing a new animated character on social media as part of her Las Vegas residency show. — Shannon Liao, The Verge, "Lady Gaga teases an anime cyborg at her Las Vegas concert," 29 Dec. 2018 The Lion King hits theaters July 19, 2019, 25 years after the original animated feature's release. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Surprise! Disney drops first trailer for “live-action” film The Lion King," 23 Nov. 2018 The Twitterverse has dolled out nominations for the esteemed BDE Award to animated characters, perfumes, and even subway lines. — Sarah Nechamkin, The Cut, "The Best Twitter Nominations For Big Dick Energy," 26 June 2018 Since their self title 2001 debut, the group comprised of animated characters voiced by Blur leader Damon Albarn and a rotating band of all-star friends have released a new work every five years or so. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, "Gorillaz Tease New Project Coming Soon, 'The Now Now'," 28 May 2018 Developer Level-5 is working on an animated film set in the same universe, which is a fascinating development given Studio Ghibli helped out on the cutscenes for the original game. — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, "This week in games: Hollow Knight gets a sequel, Neill Blomkamp makes a live-action Anthem trailer," 15 Feb. 2019 Image Which brings us to the darkest moment in her animated story (beware — there are spoilers ahead). — Kaly Soto, New York Times, "The Creator of ‘Bao’ on That Twist: ‘Part of Me Wanted to Shock Audiences’," 27 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'animated.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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