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Nouns (6)

n. an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support

n. a body of people associated together; "diplomatic corps"

n. the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb; "`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice"

active, active agent

n. chemical agent capable of activity

Verbs (0)

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (23)

active

adj. characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"

active

adj. engaged in full-time work; "active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"

active

adj. full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"

active

adj. tending to become more severe or wider in scope; "active tuberculosis"

active

adj. disposed to take action or effectuate change; "a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"; "an active antagonism"; "he was active in drawing attention to their grievances"

active

adj. (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active volcanos"

active

adj. expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"

active

adj. exerting influence or producing a change or effect; "an active ingredient"

active

adj. characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"

active

adj. refers to objects currently being displayed or used

active, activated

adj. exerting influence or producing a change or effect; "an active ingredient"

active, physical

adj. characterized by energetic bodily activity; "a very physical dance performance"

active, alive

adj. in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition"

active, participating

adj. taking part in an activity; "an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"; "the participating organizations"

active, on the move

adj. being in physical motion: "active fish in the aquarium"; "a nurse is on the move all day"

fighting, active, combat-ready

adj. engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces"

Fuzzynyms (40)

legion

n. a large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion"

host, legion

n. archaic terms for army

squadron

n. an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group

detail, contingent

n. a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"

unit

n. an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"

crew

n. the men who man a ship or aircraft

force, military unit, military force

n. a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"

gang, bunch, crowd, crew

n. an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

team, squad

n. a cooperative unit

lively, animated

adj. having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"

alive, animated

adj. (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit; "she was wonderfully alive for her age"; "a face alive with mischief"

alert

adj. very attentive or observant; "an alert and responsive baby is a joy"; "caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"

cheerful

adj. being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"

dynamic, dynamical

adj. characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality; "a dynamic market"; "a dynamic speaker"; "the dynamic president of the firm"

spirited, bouncing, bouncy, peppy, zippy

adj. marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance"

vivacious, vibrant

adj. vigorous and animated; "a vibrant group that challenged the system"; "a charming and vivacious hostess"; "a vivacious folk dance"

fresh, invigorated, refreshed, reinvigorated

adj. with restored energy

vigorous, vehement

adj. characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity; "a vigorous hiker"; "gave her skirt a vigorous shake"; "a vigorous campaign"; "a vigorous foreign policy"; "vigorous opposition to the war"

Synonyms (114)

energetic

adj. possessing or exerting or displaying energy; "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers"; "it caused an energetic chemical reaction"

lively

adj. full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party"

can-do

adj. marked by a willingness to tackle a job and get it done; "a can-do kind of person"; "the city's indomitable optimism and can-do spirit"

changing, ever-changing

adj. marked by continuous change or effective action

driving

adj. having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force"

energizing, energising, kinetic

adj. supplying motive force; "the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center"- H.O.Taylor

slashing, vigorous, forceful

adj. as if striking with slashing blows; "his slashing demon-ridden cadenza"

high-octane, high-powered, high-power, high-voltage

adj. vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur"

projectile

adj. impelling or impelled forward; "a projectile force"; "a projectile missile"

propellant, propellent, propelling, propulsive

adj. tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought"

renascent, resurgent

adj. rising again as to new life and vigor; "resurgent nationalism"

self-propelled, self-propelling

adj. moved forward by its own force or momentum; "a self-propelled egotist"; "the arms program is now self-propelled"

spanking, brisk, lively, zippy, merry, rattling, snappy

adj. quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

driving

adj. acting with vigor; "responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive"

tireless, indefatigable, inexhaustible, unflagging, unwearying

adj. showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality; "an indefatigable advocate of equal rights"; "a tireless worker"; "unflagging pursuit of excellence"

strenuous

adj. characterized by or performed with much energy or force; "strenuous exercise"

vigorous, vehement

real, actual

adj. existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; "de facto segregation is as real as segregation imposed by law"; "a de facto state of war"

extant, surviving

adj. still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd

affected, concerned

adj. involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in; "a memorandum to those concerned"; "an enterprise in which three men are concerned"; "factors concerned in the rise and fall of epidemics"; "the interested parties met to discuss the business"

caught up

adj. having become involved involuntarily; "caught up in the excitement of the crowd"; "caught up in the scandal"

entangled, embroiled

adj. deeply involved especially in something complicated; "embroiled in the conflict"; "felt unwilling entangled in their affairs"

implicated

adj. culpably involved; "all those concerned in the bribery case have been identified"; "named three officials implicated in the plot"; "an innocent person implicated by circumstances in a crime"

walking, afoot, on foot

adj. traveling by foot; "she was afoot when I saw her this morning"

agitated, tossing

adj. thrown from side to side; "a tossing ship"

approaching, oncoming

adj. moving toward one

self-propelled, self-propelling, automotive

adj. containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement; "a self-propelled vehicle"

riding, awheel

adj. traveling by wheeled vehicle such as bicycle or automobile e.g.; "the riding public welcomed the new buses"

circling

adj. moving in a circle

circulating

adj. moving or flowing in a circuit and returning to the same point: "steam circulating through the pipes"; "the circulating thyroid hormones"

crawling, creeping

adj. moving or progressing very slowly or laboriously esp by or as if by dragging the body along close to the ground: "huge crawling reptiles"; "a creeping tractor"

flowing, streaming

adj. moving smoothly and continuously; "crowds flowing through the canyons of the streets"; "fan streaming into the concert hall"

pouring, flowing, gushing

adj. moving smoothly and continuously; "crowds flowing through the canyons of the streets"; "fan streaming into the concert hall"

fluttering, flittering

adj. moving rapidly to and fro (as wings): "fluttering birds"; "the flittering wings of a fledgling"

jetting, spouting, spurting, squirting

adj. propelled violently in a usually narrow stream

road, traveling, travelling, touring, itinerant, peripatetic

adj. working for a short time in different places; "itinerant laborers"; "a road show"; "traveling salesman"; "touring company"

kinetic

adj. characterized by motion; "modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime"

marching

adj. "marching orders"

shuffling, milling

adj. moving about or around: "the milling crowd"

mobile, movable

adj. having transportation available

passing

adj. allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily; "a passing grade"

wheeling, turning, revolving, rotating

adj. turning about an axis

rushing

adj. moving or as if moving with extreme rapidity: "the typical mountain stream is a rushing torrent"; "the rushing yellow of the developing day"

shifting

adj. continuously varying; "taffeta with shifting colors"

whirling, spinning

adj. moving or driven rapidly in a rotary or twisting motion; "a tornado's whirling winds"; "swirling currents"

twisting, squirming, wiggling, wriggling, writhing, vermiculate

adj. having a twisting or snake-like or wormlike motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes"

waving, streaming

adj. "banners waving in the breeze"

sweeping

adj. taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination; "a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the river"

underway, under way

adj. currently in progress; "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway"

unreeling, unwinding

adj. unwinding from or as if from a reel; "recorded on the unreeling film inside her"; "a long unwinding silk cocoon"

whirling, swirling

adj. moving or driven rapidly in a rotary or twisting motion; "a tornado's whirling winds"; "swirling currents"

Antonyms (25)

inactive

adj. not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature"

inert, lethargic, sluggish, torpid

adj. slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"

inactive

adj. not engaged in full-time work; "inactive reserve"; "an inactive member of the department"

inactive

adj. lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery"

idle, unused

adj. not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands"

inactive

adj. not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly

latent

adj. not presently active; "latent infection"; "latent diabetes"

passive, inactive

adj. lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith

inactive, dormant

adj. of e.g. volcanos; not erupting and not extinct ; "a dormant volcano"

inactive, extinct

adj. (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano"

passive

adj. expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; "academics seem to favor passive sentences"

inactive

adj. not exerting influence or change

counteractive

adj. opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action

still, static, inactive, at rest, motionless

adj. not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest"

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