ACTIVENESS Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

activeness

noun

as in liveliness

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Noun

Over the summer, Lawrence, like other college cities, switches from the liveliness of young students to the day-to-day of residents who have made a life there.

— PJ Green June 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
Many of the streets seem narrower than those in Forza Horizon 6‘s Tokyo, and have some more traffic, too, which helps contribute a sense of scale and liveliness to the world.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 11 June 2026

Definition of liveliness

Noun

Many countries, already facing political storms and serious fiscal problems, will struggle to meaningfully cut their welfare systems or change their spending models, said Andrew Kenningham, chief Europe economist at Capital Economics.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Rose Chaus, the social head of Kansas City’s welfare department, blamed the heat for a scourge of bad behavior by husbands.

— Dan Kelly July 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026

Definition of welfare

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Others, like Chevanni Davids, a 33-year-old South African man living in Bali, use them to maintain a general sense of well-being.

— Shelby Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
The grants, which have not been previously reported, will go to researchers at universities and think tanks to look at the effect of gambling on financial well-being, household formation, mental health and consumer behavior.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 7 July 2026

Definition of well-being

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