Synonyms and Antonyms of active
1
being in effective operation
- the abandoned factory had not been active for years
alive, functional, functioning, going, live, living, on, operating, operational, operative, running, working
effective, effectual
employable, operable, usable (also useable), viable, workable
performing, producing, productive, serving, useful, yielding
astir, bustling, busy, dynamic, flourishing, humming, roaring, thriving
deactivated, decommissioned
ineffective, ineffectual, useless
inoperable, unusable, unworkable
arrested, asleep, dormant, fallow, idle, inert, latent, lifeless, nonproductive, quiescent, sleepy, stagnating, unproductive, vegetating
broken, dead, inactive, inoperative, kaput (also kaputt), nonactivated, nonfunctional, nonfunctioning, nonoperating, nonoperational, nonoperative
2
having much high-spirited energy and movement
- the fish are active today, but we still haven't caught anything
airy, animate, animated, 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
dapper, dashing, spiffy
agog, alert, awake, open-eyed, up, wide-awake
agile, nimble, spry
bright, buoyant, cheerful, chipper, chirpy, chirrupy, effervescent, sparkly, upbeat
eager, enthusiastic, keen
frolicsome, impish, pixieish, playful
boisterous, bubbly, ebullient, exuberant, high-spirited
high-strung, nervous, skittish
indolent, lazy, unambitious
inert, lethargic, sleepy, sluggish, tired, torpid, weary
apathetic, impassive, phlegmatic, stolid
boring, dull, irksome, tedious
dead, inactive, inanimate, lackadaisical, languid, languishing, languorous, leaden, lifeless, limp, listless, spiritless, vapid
3
involved in often constant activity
- all morning the crowd at the coffeehouse kept Marion and her helper pretty active
assiduous, bustling, busy, diligent, employed, engaged, hopping, industrious, laborious, occupied, sedulous, tied-up, working
knee-deep, swamped
animated, astir, buzzing, flourishing, happening, humming, lively, thriving, vibrant
absorbed, concentrating, engrossed, focused (also focussed), immersed, intent, preoccupied
alive, functional, functioning, going, living, operating, operational, operative, running
energetic, vigorous
hardworking
indefatigable, tireless, untiring
