QUIETISM Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For QUIETISM
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action | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • something done (usually as opposed to something said) • the state of being active • a military engagement • a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) • the series of events that form a plot • the trait of being active and energetic and forceful • the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism • a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong • an act by a government body or supranational organization • the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field • In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges). verb • institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against • put in effect | ||||||||
activity | nounn | |||||||
noun • any specific behavior • the state of being active • an organic process that takes place in the body • (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction • a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) • the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically | ||||||||
busyness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity | ||||||||
dynamism | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of the various theories or doctrines or philosophical systems that attempt to explain the phenomena of the universe in terms of some immanent force or energy • active strength of body or mind • the activeness of an energetic personality | ||||||||
energy | nounn | |||||||
noun • the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977 • (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs • forceful exertion • enterprising or ambitious drive • an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing) • a healthy capacity for vigorous activity • any source of usable power | ||||||||
engagement | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war • a meeting arranged in advance • a mutual promise to marry • the act of giving someone a job • employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time • contact by fitting together • the act of sharing in the activities of a group | ||||||||
involvement | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of sharing in the activities of a group • a connection of inclusion or containment • a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something • a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship • the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.) | ||||||||
liveliness | nounn | |||||||
noun • general activity and motion • animation and energy in action or expression | ||||||||
movement | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a change of position that does not entail a change of location • the act of changing location from one place to another • a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something • a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals • a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end • an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object • a euphemism for defecation • a general tendency to change (as of opinion) • the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock) • the act of changing the location of something | ||||||||
restlessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active • a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay • a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion • inability to rest or relax or be still |