| energetic | | |
| adj. | 1. energetic | possessing or exerting or displaying energy.; "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers"; "it caused an energetic chemical reaction" |
| ~ active | characterized by energetic activity.; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action" |
| ~ lively | full of life and energy.; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party" |
| ~ dynamic, dynamical | characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality.; "a dynamic market"; "a dynamic speaker"; "the dynamic president of the firm" |
| ~ physical | characterized by energetic bodily activity.; "a very physical dance performance" |
| ~ brisk, spanking, zippy, alert, rattling, lively, merry, snappy | 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" |
| ~ canty | lively and brisk. |
| ~ driving | acting with vigor.; "responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive" |
| ~ high-energy | providing a relatively large amount of energy upon undergoing a chemical reaction. |
| ~ indefatigable, tireless, unflagging, unwearying | showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality.; "an indefatigable advocate of equal rights"; "a tireless worker"; "unflagging pursuit of excellence" |
| ~ strenuous | characterized by or performed with much energy or force.; "strenuous exercise" |
| ~ vigorous | 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" |
| ~ enterprising | marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects.; "an enterprising foreign policy"; "an enterprising young man likely to go far" |
| ~ spirited | displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness. |
| adj. | 2. energetic, gumptious, industrious, up-and-coming | working hard to promote an enterprise. |
| ~ enterprising | marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects.; "an enterprising foreign policy"; "an enterprising young man likely to go far" |
| hale | | |
| n. (person) | 1. hale, nathan hale | a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776). |
| ~ american revolutionary leader | a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States. |
| n. (person) | 2. george ellery hale, hale | United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938). |
| ~ astronomer, uranologist, stargazer | a physicist who studies astronomy. |
| n. (person) | 3. edward everett hale, hale | prolific United States writer (1822-1909). |
| ~ author, writer | writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay). |
| v. (social) | 4. coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :.; "She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ turn up the heat, turn up the pressure | apply great or increased pressure.; "The Democrats turned up the heat on their candidate to concede the election" |
| ~ drive | to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly.; "She is driven by her passion" |
| ~ bludgeon | overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club.; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas" |
| ~ steamroll, steamroller | bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure.; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat" |
| ~ squeeze for | squeeze someone for money, information, etc.. |
| ~ dragoon, railroad, sandbag | compel by coercion, threats, or crude means.; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone" |
| ~ terrorise, terrorize | coerce by violence or with threats. |
| ~ compel, obligate, oblige | force somebody to do something.; "We compel all students to fill out this form" |
| ~ bring oneself | cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative.; "He could not bring himself to call his parents" |
| v. (contact) | 5. cart, drag, hale, haul | draw slowly or heavily.; "haul stones"; "haul nets" |
| ~ draw, pull, force | cause to move by pulling.; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" |
| ~ bouse, bowse | haul with a tackle. |
| adj. | 6. hale, whole | exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again" |
| ~ healthy | having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease.; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy" |
| prompt | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. prompt, prompting | a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken).; "the audience could hear his prompting" |
| ~ cue | an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech. |
| n. (communication) | 2. command prompt, prompt | (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command. |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ electronic communication | communication by computer. |
| v. (creation) | 3. actuate, incite, motivate, move, prompt, propel | give an incentive for action.; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" |
| ~ cause, do, make | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" |
| ~ impress, strike, affect, move | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
| ~ move | arouse sympathy or compassion in.; "Her fate moved us all" |
| v. (communication) | 4. inspire, instigate, prompt | serve as the inciting cause of.; "She prompted me to call my relatives" |
| ~ cause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have | cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" |
| v. (communication) | 5. cue, prompt, remind | assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned. |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| adj. | 6. prompt | according to schedule or without delay; on time.; "the train is prompt" |
| ~ punctual | acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed.; "she expected guests to be punctual at meals"; "he is not a particularly punctual person"; "punctual payment" |
| adj. | 7. prompt | ready and willing or quick to act.; "she is always prompt to help her friends" |
| ~ ready | completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress.; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read" |
| adj. | 8. immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway | performed with little or no delay.; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial" |
| ~ fast | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly.; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" |
| stronger | (a.) | strong |
| strong | | |
| adj. | 1. strong | having strength or power greater than average or expected.; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man" |
| ~ rugged | sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring.; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture" |
| ~ powerful | having great power or force or potency or effect.; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument" |
| ~ robust | sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction.; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial" |
| ~ beardown | with full strength.; "his beardown performance in the exhibition game" |
| ~ beefed-up | made greater or stronger.; "beefed-up sales efforts" |
| ~ brawny, hefty, sinewy, muscular, powerful | (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful.; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" |
| ~ bullnecked | having a thick short powerful neck. |
| ~ bullocky | resembling a bullock in strength and power.; "thick bullocky shoulders" |
| ~ fortified | having something added to increase the strength.; "fortified wine" |
| ~ knockout, severe, hard | very strong or vigorous.; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow" |
| ~ industrial-strength, weapons-grade | extremely strong or concentrated or durable.; "industrial-strength detergent"; "weapons-grade salsa" |
| ~ ironlike | exhibiting strength or hardness like that of iron.; "ironlike determination"; "ironlike nerves"; "ironlike discipline of the Marines" |
| ~ knock-down, powerful | strong enough to knock down or overwhelm.; "a knock-down blow" |
| ~ noticeable | readily noticed.; "a noticeable resemblance" |
| ~ reinforced, strengthened | given added strength or support.; "reinforced concrete contains steel bars or metal netting" |
| ~ robust | strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity.; "the experiment yielded robust results"; "a robust faith" |
| ~ stiff | powerful.; "a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze" |
| ~ vehement | characterized by great force or energy.; "vehement deluges of rain"; "vehement clapping"; "a vehement defense" |
| ~ virile | characterized by energy and vigor.; "a virile and ever stronger free society"; "a new and virile leadership" |
| ~ well-knit, well-set | strongly and firmly constructed.; "a well-knit argument"; "a well-knit theatrical production"; "well-knit athletes"; "a sailor short but well-set" |
| ~ toughened, tough | physically toughened.; "the tough bottoms of his feet" |
| adj. | 2. strong | not faint or feeble.; "a strong odor of burning rubber" |
| ~ intense | possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree.; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense" |
| adj. | 3. potent, strong | having or wielding force or authority.; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons" |
| ~ powerful | having great power or force or potency or effect.; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument" |
| adj. | 4. potent, stiff, strong | having a strong physiological or chemical effect.; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea"; "a stiff drink" |
| ~ effective, effectual, efficacious | producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect.; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law" |
| ~ fertile | capable of reproducing. |
| ~ equipotent | having equal strength or efficacy. |
| ~ multipotent | able to many things.; "multipotent drugs" |
| ~ powerful | having great power or force or potency or effect.; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument" |
| adj. | 5. impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackable | immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with.; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection" |
| ~ invulnerable | immune to attack; impregnable.; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs" |
| adj. | 6. solid, strong, substantial | of good quality and condition; solidly built.; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings" |
| ~ sound | in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay.; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation" |
| adj. | 7. strong | of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection.; "`sing' is a strong verb" |
| ~ grammar | the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics). |
| ~ irregular | contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice.; "irregular hiring practices" |
| adj. | 8. hard, strong | being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content.; "hard liquor" |
| ~ alcoholic | characteristic of or containing alcohol.; "alcoholic drinks" |
| adj. | 9. strong, warm | freshly made or left.; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm" |
| ~ fresh | recently made, produced, or harvested.; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce" |
| adj. | 10. firm, strong | strong and sure.; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope" |
| ~ forceful | characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical).; "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace" |
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