Synonyms and Antonyms of kinetic
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having much high-spirited energy and movement
- the novel's plot is kinetic and fast-paced, and its effect on the reader is much like that of a surfeit of caffeine
active, airy, animate, animated, bouncing, brisk, energetic, frisky, gay, jaunty, jazzy, 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
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marked by much life, movement, or activity
- the loft district is the locus of the city's kinetic arts scene
aboil, abubble, abuzz, alive, animated, astir, brisk, bustling, busy, buzzing, flourishing, happening, hopping, humming, lively, rousing, stirring, thriving, vibrant
