LIVE WIRES Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

live wires

noun

plural of live wire

as in pistols

a very energetic person the babysitter will have her hands full with those two little live wires

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an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired that new reporter on the police beat is a real live wire

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Recent Examples of live wires Who was lax in announcing that Con Edison would be doing electrical work in the park and there could be danger of live wires? — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026 Response efforts were slowed as debris blocked roads and live wires created hazardous conditions. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 July 2026 Trees and branches were taken out, and live wires went down. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 One of the brothers used a carbon-fibre pole while attempting to get the bird down and touched the live wires on the power line, killing him instantly. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026 On the other hand, the Cracker Barrel debacle touched so many live wires of American politics that the story was simply irresistible. — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025

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That’s a far cry from Iowa and New Hampshire—the traditional starting pistols in the presidential race, where less than 10% were voters of color, per exit polls.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Nov. 2026
Footage shown on Jordanian state television showed two gunmen armed with what appeared to be pistols approaching the church and opening fire, The Associated Press reported.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

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Known as Groves-1, the facility will now serve as a proving ground for future isotope production and Oklo’s commercial fast-fission reactors, called Aurora powerhouses.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
Hublot has been working with artists since 2011, creating wonderfully polarizing timepieces with powerhouses such as Samuel Ross, Daniel Arsham, Takashi Murakami, and, most recently, Jeff Koons.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2026

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