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animated

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of animated

1 having much high-spirited energy and movement

an animated group of girls loudly running down the hall

Synonyms of animated

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

Words Related to animated

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

Phrases Synonymous with animated

on the go

Near Antonyms of animated

indolent, lazy, unambitious

inert, lethargic, sleepy, sluggish, tired, torpid, weary

apathetic, impassive, phlegmatic, stolid

boring, dull, irksome, tedious

Antonyms of animated

dead, inactive, inanimate, lackadaisical, languid, languishing, languorous, leaden, lifeless, limp, listless, spiritless, vapid

2 marked by much life, movement, or activity

an animated marketplace full of vendors and holiday shoppers

Synonyms of animated

aboil, abubble, abuzz, alive, astir, brisk, bustling, busy, buzzing, flourishing, happening, hopping, humming, kinetic, lively, rousing, stirring, thriving, vibrant

Words Related to animated

abounding, crowded, overflowing, populous, swarming, teeming, thronging

Antonyms of animated

asleep, dead, inactive, lifeless, sleepy

Synonym Discussion of animated

lively, animated, vivacious, sprightly, gay mean keenly alive and spirited. lively suggests briskness, alertness, or energy.

- a lively debate on the issues

animated applies to what is spirited and active.

- an animated discussion of current events

vivacious suggests an activeness of gesture and wit, often playful or alluring.

- a vivacious party host

sprightly suggests lightness and spirited vigor of manner or wit.

- a tuneful, sprightly musical

gay stresses complete freedom from care and overflowing spirits.

- the gay spirit of Paris in the 1920s

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