LIVE WIRE Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

live wire

noun

Definition of live wire

as in pistol

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

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as in powerhouse

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 wire My daughter has been a live wire since she was born. — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 7 May 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 The Olympia is now absorbing this collective energy like a live wire. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026 In the band’s heyday, Anthony Kiedis, with his bare torso and long girlish copper-blond hair, looked like a ’70s teen idol who’d become a Warhol hustler – a street-flesh god like Joe Dallesandro, except that where Dallesandro was in a daze, Kiedis was a live wire. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for live wire

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Noun

The resident told deputies Henrichsen had a visible pistol in his pocket.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Foster-Todd still had his pistol in his left hand, held against his chest.

— Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 22 July 2026

Definition of pistol

Noun

Beijing — For the first time, two Chinese nationals have been awarded the prestigious Fields Medal for mathematics achievement – a win hailed across China as a milestone in the country’s bid to cement its role as a science and technology powerhouse.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Olive oil is a powerhouse and comes with many health benefits, such as fighting diabetes, boosting heart and gut health, strengthening bones, and reducing high blood pressure.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 24 July 2026

Definition of powerhouse

Noun

Quinn Tupaea was a dynamo in midfield for New Zealand and Damian McKenzie was dangerous both from fullback and from flyhalf later in the game.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
But there is good reason to believe this young sax dynamo will hold his own among these veteran players at Dizzy’s, a venue where Childs has led his one bands on several occasions.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

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