| active | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. active, active agent | chemical agent capable of activity. |
| ~ chemical agent | an agent that produces chemical reactions. |
| n. (linkdef) | 2. active, active voice | 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" |
| ~ voice | (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes. |
| n. (person) | 3. active | a person who is a participating member of an organization.; "the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees" |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| adj. | 4. active | tending to become more severe or wider in scope.; "active tuberculosis" |
| ~ pathology | the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases. |
| ~ progressive | advancing in severity.; "progressive paralysis" |
| adj. | 5. active, combat-ready, fighting | engaged in or ready for military or naval operations.; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces" |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| ~ operational | (military) of or intended for or involved in military operations. |
| adj. | 6. active | 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" |
| ~ activist, activistic | advocating or engaged in activism. |
| ~ hands-on | involving active participation.; "he's a hands-on manager"; "hands-on operations" |
| ~ 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. |
| adj. | 7. active, participating | taking part in an activity.; "an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"; "the participating organizations" |
| ~ involved | connected by participation or association or use.; "we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved"; "the problems involved"; "the involved muscles"; "I don't want to get involved"; "everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified" |
| adj. | 8. active | characterized by energetic activity.; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action" |
| ~ about, astir | on the move.; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident" |
| ~ acrobatic, gymnastic, athletic | vigorously active.; "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises" |
| ~ agile, nimble, spry, quick | moving quickly and lightly.; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it" |
| ~ hot | marked by excited activity.; "a hot week on the stock market" |
| ~ hyperactive, overactive | more active than normal.; "a hyperactive child" |
| ~ on the go | (of a person) very busy and active.; "is always on the go" |
| ~ sporty | appropriate for sport or engagement in a sport. |
| ~ lively | full of life and energy.; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party" |
| ~ 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" |
| adj. | 9. active | exerting influence or producing a change or effect.; "an active ingredient" |
| ~ 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. |
| adj. | 10. active | full of activity or engaged in continuous activity.; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account" |
| ~ brisk | very active.; "doing a brisk business" |
| ~ bustling | full of energetic and noisy activity.; "a bustling city" |
| ~ busy | crowded with or characterized by much activity.; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport" |
| ~ going | in full operation.; "a going concern" |
| ~ open | ready for business.; "the stores are open" |
| ~ springy | (of movements) light and confidently active.; "he walked away with a springy step" |
| adj. | 11. active, alive | in operation.; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition" |
| ~ existent, existing | having existence or being or actuality.; "an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient"; "much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran" |
| adj. | 12. active | (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions. |
| ~ astronomy, uranology | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole. |
| adj. | 13. active | expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:.; "Hemingway favors active constructions" |
| ~ grammar | the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics). |
| adj. | 14. active, dynamic | (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being. |
| ~ grammar | the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics). |
| adj. | 15. active | (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting. |
| ~ alive, live | capable of erupting.; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive" |
| ~ live | exerting force or containing energy.; "live coals"; "tossed a live cigarette out the window"; "got a shock from a live wire"; "live ore is unmined ore"; "a live bomb"; "a live ball is one in play" |
| adj. | 16. active | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt.; "active volcanos" |
| ~ volcano, vent | a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt. |
| ~ eruptive | actively spewing out lava.; "a geyser is an intermittently eruptive hot spring" |
| adj. | 17. active | engaged in full-time work.; "active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession" |
| ~ activated | (military) set up and placed on active assignment.; "a newly activated unit" |
| agile | | |
| adj. | 1. agile, nimble, quick, spry | moving quickly and lightly.; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it" |
| ~ active | characterized by energetic activity.; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action" |
| adj. | 2. agile, nimble | mentally quick.; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits" |
| ~ intelligent | having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree.; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" |
| cunning | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness | shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception. |
| ~ astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness | intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings). |
| n. (attribute) | 2. cunning | crafty artfulness (especially in deception). |
| ~ artfulness | the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage. |
| adj. | 3. cunning, cute | attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness.; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby" |
| ~ attractive | pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm.; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations" |
| adj. | 4. crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily | marked by skill in deception.; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney" |
| ~ artful | marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft.; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" |
| adj. | 5. clever, cunning, ingenious | showing inventiveness and skill.; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem" |
| ~ adroit | quick or skillful or adept in action or thought.; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator" |
| foxy | | |
| nimble | | |
| quick | | |
| n. (body) | 1. quick | any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail). |
| ~ region, area | a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve.; "in the abdominal region" |
| adj. | 2. quick, speedy | accomplished rapidly and without delay.; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial" |
| ~ 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" |
| adj. | 3. fast, flying, quick | hurried and brief.; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" |
| ~ hurried | moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste.; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job" |
| adj. | 4. quick, ready | apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity.; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit" |
| ~ intelligent | having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree.; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" |
| adj. | 5. 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" |
| adj. | 6. quick, warm | easily aroused or excited.; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper" |
| ~ excitable | easily excited. |
| adv. | 7. promptly, quick, quickly | with little or no delay.; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!" |
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