active
Synonyms:
(adjective) acting, agile, alive, functional, functioning, going, live, living, on, operating, operational, operative, running, sprightly, working.
Related Words:
aggressive, bold, busy, determined, diligent, dynamic, eager, effective, energetic, engaged, enthusiastic, forceful, intense, keen, lively, operating, quick, ready, resolute.
Antonyms:
broken, dead, inactive, inoperative, kaput (also kaputt), lazy, nonactivated, nonfunctional, nonfunctioning, nonoperating, nonoperational, nonoperative, sluggish.
Synonym Study (Dictionary.com):
Active, energetic, strenuous, and vigorous imply a liveliness and briskness in accomplishing something.
Active suggests quickness and diligence as opposed to laziness or dilatory methods:
an active and useful person.
Energetic suggests forceful and intense, sometimes nervous, activity:
conducting an energetic campaign.
Strenuous implies arduous and zealous activity with a sense of urgency:
a strenuous effort.
Vigorous suggests strong, effective activity:
using vigorous measures to accomplish an end.
Origin:
First recorded in 1300–50; from Latin āctīvus; replacing Middle English actif, from Middle French, from Latin; see act, -ive. British dictionary: C14: from Latin āctīvus. See act, -ive. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of active: Adjective: 14th century. Noun: 15th century. History and Etymology for active: Adjective: Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin āctīvus, from āctus (past participle of agere "to drive (cattle), cause to move, do") + -īvus -ive — more at agent. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
Added: 3 September 2020 {12:43 PM}
(adjective) acting, agile, alive, functional, functioning, going, live, living, on, operating, operational, operative, running, sprightly, working.
Related Words:
aggressive, bold, busy, determined, diligent, dynamic, eager, effective, energetic, engaged, enthusiastic, forceful, intense, keen, lively, operating, quick, ready, resolute.
Antonyms:
broken, dead, inactive, inoperative, kaput (also kaputt), lazy, nonactivated, nonfunctional, nonfunctioning, nonoperating, nonoperational, nonoperative, sluggish.
Synonym Study (Dictionary.com):
Active, energetic, strenuous, and vigorous imply a liveliness and briskness in accomplishing something.
Active suggests quickness and diligence as opposed to laziness or dilatory methods:
an active and useful person.
Energetic suggests forceful and intense, sometimes nervous, activity:
conducting an energetic campaign.
Strenuous implies arduous and zealous activity with a sense of urgency:
a strenuous effort.
Vigorous suggests strong, effective activity:
using vigorous measures to accomplish an end.
Origin:
First recorded in 1300–50; from Latin āctīvus; replacing Middle English actif, from Middle French, from Latin; see act, -ive. British dictionary: C14: from Latin āctīvus. See act, -ive. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of active: Adjective: 14th century. Noun: 15th century. History and Etymology for active: Adjective: Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin āctīvus, from āctus (past participle of agere "to drive (cattle), cause to move, do") + -īvus -ive — more at agent. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
Added: 3 September 2020 {12:43 PM}