ABOIL Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

aboil

adjective

ə-ˈbȯi(-ə)l

Definition of aboil

as in buzzing

marked by much life, movement, or activity even in the wee hours of the morning, his mind is aboil with new ideas

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Adjective

Tucked away in a private backyard in Ashford, one of the state’s few apitherapy huts allows people to breathe in air from thousands of buzzing bees.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026
Over the decades, the equipment evolved into today’s version of the sport, featuring a beeping softball and four-foot-tall buzzing foam bases that guide players through sound.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of buzzing

Adjective

Perhaps a Sunday evening after peak usage time, before a busy week ahead.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026
The incident comes as Colorado experiences a sharp increase in bear activity fueled by poor natural food conditions, prompting officials to urge people to take extra precautions during the busy late-summer season.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of busy

Adjective

In an endearing gesture from a multimillionaire who ran a thriving entertainment production company specializing in true-crime shows, McDonnell was coming to offer a sweet form of thanks to the bank’s sales team.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
Marie Cervay Hickle of PNC Bank explains how historic and new markets tax credits facilitate adaptive reuse, transforming vacant structures like old mills into thriving apartment communities and revitalizing neighborhoods.

— Katie Goar, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of thriving

Adjective

Back at the hotel, rotating art, live performances, wellness programming, and seasonal events keep things lively.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
People have flocked there from California, Washington and Oregon, taking advantage of Boise's lower cost of living, relatively mild winters, and lively outdoor scene.

— CJ Haddad,Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of lively

Adjective

Finding an instability that spins up vortexes along the edge of every magnetic element means finding a stirring mechanism where none was expected to exist.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Facing global threats, including a kingdom of undersea warriors, a new Black Panther comes to the forefront in a stirring story about life, legacy and loss.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of stirring

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