adj. Function: 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 Words: 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 Words: 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 FF1C; the streets were alive with shoppers FF1E;
Synonyms: abounding, overflowing, replete, rife, swarming, teeming, thronged
Related Words: crowded, populous, thick; filled, flush, full
Contrasted Words: barren, empty, vacant, void; unoccupied, unpopulated, untenanted