VIVID Synonyms

• of surpassing excellence

• having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence

• characterized by grandeur

• having strong or striking color

• full of light; shining intensely

• clear and sharp and ringing

• of or relating to the graphic arts

• relating to or presented by a graph

• an image that is generated by a computer

• written or drawn or engraved

• describing nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail

• evoking lifelike images within the mind

• possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

• extremely sharp or severe

• (of color) having the highest saturation

• tending to become more severe or wider in scope

• disposed to take action or effectuate change

• characterized by energetic activity

• exerting influence or producing a change or effect

• full of activity or engaged in continuous activity

• (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions

• expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:

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

• (of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting

• (of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt

• engaged in full-time work

• chemical agent capable of activity

• the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb

• a person who is a participating member of an organization

• engaged in or ready for military or naval operations

• taking part in an activity

• in operation

• having life or vigor or spirit

• made to appear to move as living creatures do

• fearless and daring

• a typeface with thick heavy lines

• clear and distinct

• very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front

• full of energetic and noisy activity

• 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

• readily apparent to the mind

• allowing light to pass through

• accurately stated or described

• free from clouds or mist or haze

• the state of being free of suspicion

• a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

• entirely

• in an easily perceptible manner

• free from confusion or doubt

• affording free passage or view

• free from contact or proximity or connection

• characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)

• (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims

• (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law

• clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible

• free of restrictions or qualifications

• free from flaw or blemish or impurity

• clear of charges or deductions

• easily deciphered

• freed from any question of guilt

• characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving

• rid of obstructions

• make a way or path by removing objects

• become clear

• grant authorization or clearance for

• remove

• go unchallenged; be approved

• be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts

• go away or disappear

• pass by, over, or under without making contact

• make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

• free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment

• clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.

• yield as a net profit

• make as a net profit

• earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

• sell to get rid of

• pass an inspection or receive authorization

• pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

• settle, as of a debt

• make clear, bright, light, or translucent

• rid of instructions or data

• remove (people) from a building

• remove the occupants of

• free (the throat) by making a rasping sound

• having much or varied color

• striking in variety and interest

• having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

• easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined

• (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality

• constituting a separate entity or part

• recognizable; marked

• clearly or sharply defined to the mind

• possessing or exerting or displaying energy

• working hard to promote an enterprise

• precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication

• in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term

• the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface

• highly enthusiastic

• (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action

• 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

• suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture

• strikingly expressive

• radiating or as if radiating light

• aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are

• of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism

• representing what is real; not abstract or ideal