ACTIVE Synonyms

• actively or fully engaged or occupied

• overcrowded or cluttered with detail

• intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

• crowded with or characterized by much activity

• (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)

• keep busy with

• possessing or exerting or displaying energy

• working hard to promote an enterprise

• moving quickly and lightly

• mentally quick

• possessing life

• having life or vigor or spirit

• (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit

• (followed by `to' or `of') aware of

• in operation

• mentally perceptive and responsive

• capable of erupting

• characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality

• of or relating to dynamics

• (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being

• an efficient incentive

• having life or vigor or spirit

• made to appear to move as living creatures do

• quick and energetic

• imparting vitality and energy

• very active

• become brisk

• full of energetic and noisy activity

• having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

• involved in military hostilities

• reserved in advance

• (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)

• (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting

• having services contracted for

• built against or attached to a wall

• pledged to be married

• acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly

• (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time

• at a rapid tempo

• abstaining from food

• quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

• firmly or closely

• (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds

• resistant to destruction or fading

• unrestrained by convention or morality

• hurried and brief

• securely fixed in place

• unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause

• (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time

• abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons

• abstain from eating

• characterized by hard work and perseverance

• working hard to promote an enterprise

• full of life and energy

• full of zest or vigor

• quick and energetic

• elastic; rebounds readily

• filled with events or activity

• full of spirit; full of life

• a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)

• (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command

• according to schedule or without delay; on time

• ready and willing or quick to act

• performed with little or no delay

• give an incentive for action

• serve as the inciting cause of

• assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

• any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)

• with little or no delay

• accomplished rapidly and without delay

• hurried and brief

• moving quickly and lightly

• apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity

• performed with little or no delay

• easily aroused or excited

• displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness

• marked by lively action

• willing to face danger

• made lively or spirited

• vigorous and animated

• of sounds that are strong and resonating

• of colors that are bright and striking

• characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity

• strong and active physically or mentally

• the performance of a part or role in a drama

• serving temporarily especially as a substitute

• characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks

• quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness