adj. 25B6; adjective
he was last seen alive on Boxing Day : LIVING, live, breathing, animate, sentient; informal alive and kicking; archaic quick.
the synagogue has kept the Jewish faith alive : ACTIVE, existing, in existence, existent, functioning, in operation; on the map.
the thrills that kept him really alive : ANIMATED, lively, full of life, alert, active, energetic, vigorous, spry, sprightly, vital, vivacious, buoyant, exuberant, ebullient, zestful, spirited; informal full of beans, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, chirpy, chipper, peppy, full of vim and vigour.
teachers need to be alive to their pupils' backgrounds : ALERT, awake, aware, conscious, mindful, heedful, sensitive, familiar; informal wise; formal cognizant.
the place was alive with mice : TEEMING, swarming, overrun, crawling, bristling, infested; crowded, packed; informal lousy.
dead, inanimate, inactive, lethargic.