Active (IPA: /ˈæktɪv/)
| Active (a.) |
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind. |
| Active (a.) |
Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal. |
| Active (a.) |
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano. |
| Active (a.) |
Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business; active mind; active zeal. |
| Active (a.) |
Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes. |
| Active (a.) |
Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman. |
| Active (a.) |
Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn. |
| Active (a.) |
Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy. |
| Active (a.) |
Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice. |
| Active (a.) |
Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive. |
| Active (a.) |
Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state. |
| Active |
Quality of having present activity; opposite of inactive |
| Active |
Ship that disappeared in the Tasman Sea in 1810 |
| Active |
Ship built in 1764 that transported convicts to Australia in 1791 |
| Active |
Wooden ketch that was wrecked on the Oyster bank at the entrance of Newcastle Harbour, New South Wales |
| Active |
Ketch that was wrecked at the entrance of the Hunter River in New South Wales on 18 February 1852 |
| Active Synonyms |
Astir, Hot, Athletic, Quick, About, Acrobatic, Nimble, Overactive, Spry, Agile, Hyperactive, On The Go, Sporty, Gymnastic, Lively, Energetic |
| Active Synonyms |
Counteractive, Activated, Surface-active |
| Active Synonyms |
Activated |
| Active Synonyms |
Hands-on, Proactive, Activistic, Activist |
| Active Synonyms |
Existing, Existent, Alive |
| Active Synonyms |
Alive, Live |
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Going, Brisk, Springy, Bustling, Open, Busy |
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Fighting, Combat-ready, Operational |
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Dynamic |
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Eruptive |
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Involved, Participating |
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Progressive |
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Active Agent |
| Active Synonyms |
Active Voice |
| ACTIVE (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Advanced Control Technology for Integrated Vehicles |
| ACTIVE (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Advanced Controls Technology for Integrated Vehicles |
ACTIVE Rhymes
