active
Adjective
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referred to in: pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseasessimilar to: progressive - advancing in severity
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referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nationsimilar to: operational - (military) of or intended for or involved in military operationssame as: combat-ready, fighting
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tells us about: activeness, activity - the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energeticallysimilar to:
- activist, activistic - advocating or engaged in activism
- hands-on - involving active participation
- proactive - (of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens
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similar to: involved - connected by participation or association or usesame as: participating
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tells us about: activeness, activity - the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energeticallysimilar to:
- about, astir - on the move
- acrobatic, athletic, gymnastic - vigorously active
- agile, nimble, quick, spry - moving quickly and lightly
- hot - marked by excited activity
- hyperactive, overactive - more active than normal
- on the go - (of a person) very busy and active
- sporty - appropriate for sport or engagement in a sport
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similar to:
- activated - rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive
- counteractive - opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action
- surface-active - capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid; used especially of detergents
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same as: alive
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referred to in: grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
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referred to in: grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)same as: dynamic
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also: live - exerting force or containing energy
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referred to in: vent, volcano - a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases eruptsimilar to: eruptive - actively spewing out lava
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similar to: activated - (military) set up and placed on active assignment
Noun
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is a type of: chemical agent - an agent that produces chemical reactionssame as: active agent
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is a type of: voice - (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotessame as: active voice
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