adjective
1.
Synonyms: living 1, animate, animated, vital, zoetic
Contrasted words: inactive, inert
Antonyms: dead, defunct
2.
Synonyms: extant 1, around, existent, existing, living
3.
Synonyms: active 1, dynamic, functioning, live, operative, running, working
Related Word: fresh, green, verdant
Contrasted words: dormant, inactive, quiescent
Antonyms: dead, extinct
4.
Synonyms: aware , apprehensive, au courant, awake, cognizant, conscious, knowing, sensible, sentient, witting
Related Word: vigilant, watchful, wide-awake; intelligent, quick, quick-witted
Contrasted words: heedless, inattentive, oblivious, unmindful; careless, neglectful, negligent
Antonyms: blind (to)
5.
full of vigorous life, animation, or activity
the streets were alive with shoppers
Synonyms: abounding, overflowing, replete, rife, swarming, teeming, thronged
Related Word: crowded, populous, thick; filled, flush, full
Contrasted words: barren, empty, vacant, void; unoccupied, unpopulated, untenanted