active

Adjective
  1. Tending to become more severe or wider in scope (synset 300037570)
    "active tuberculosis"
    referred to in: pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
    similar to: progressive - advancing in severity
  2. Engaged in or ready for military or naval operations (synset 301664870)
    "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces"
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    similar to: operational - (military) of or intended for or involved in military operations
    same as: combat-ready, fighting
  3. Disposed to take action or effectuate change (synset 300038863)
    "a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"; "an active antagonism"; "he was active in drawing attention to their grievances"
    tells us about: activeness, activity - the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically
    similar 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
  4. Taking part in an activity (synset 301519363)
    "an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"; "the participating organizations"
    similar to: involved - connected by participation or association or use
    same as: participating
  5. Characterized by energetic activity (synset 300032087)
    "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"
    also:
    • lively - full of life and energy
    • energetic - possessing or exerting or displaying energy
    tells us about: activeness, activity - the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically
    similar to:
  6. Exerting influence or producing a change or effect (synset 300042677)
    "an active ingredient"
    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
  7. Full of activity or engaged in continuous activity (synset 300035578)
    "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"
    similar to:
    • brisk - very active
    • bustling - full of energetic and noisy activity
    • busy - crowded with or characterized by much activity
    • going - in full operation
    • open - ready for business
    • springy - (of movements) light and confidently active
  8. In operation (synset 300930614)
    "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition"
    similar to: existent, existing - having existence or being or actuality
    same as: alive
  9. (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions (synset 300043630)
    referred to in: astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
  10. Expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: (synset 300042258)
    "Hemingway favors active constructions"
    referred to in: grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
  11. (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being (synset 300041840)
    referred to in: grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
    same as: dynamic
  12. (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting (synset 300041583)
    also: live - exerting force or containing energy
    similar to: alive, live - capable of erupting
  13. (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt (synset 300040548)
    "active volcanos"
    tells us about: action, activeness, activity - the state of being active
    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 erupt
    similar to: eruptive - actively spewing out lava
  14. Engaged in full-time work (synset 300034823)
    "active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"
    similar to: activated - (military) set up and placed on active assignment
Noun
  1. Chemical agent capable of activity (synset 114800963)
    is a type of: chemical agent - an agent that produces chemical reactions
    same as: active agent
  2. The voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb (synset 113825370)
    "`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice"
    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 denotes
    same as: active voice
  3. A person who is a participating member of an organization (synset 109784323)
    "the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees"
    is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being

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