Active

//ˈæk.tɪv//

Synonyms for "active" (263 found)

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Closest matches (53)

Adjective(2 words)
alivecombat-ready
Adverb(1 words)
awork

Strong matches (79)

Adjective(2 words)
dynamicfighting

Related words (131)

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Adjective(1 words)
participating

Related word relations

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More specific

5 entries

Antonyms

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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derived

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derived from

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has context

7 entries

is a

1 entries

related to

12 entries

similar

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Translations

284 translations across 60 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • vepror adj (in grammar)

Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • πρακτικός adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • ἐνεργητικός adj (in grammar)
  • ἐνεργός adj (in action)

Arabic

4 entries
  • حَرِك adj (given to action rather than contemplation)
  • حَرِك adj (brisk; lively)
  • شَغَّال adj (in action)
  • عَامِل adj (having the quality or power of acting)

Armenian

2 entries
  • ակտիվ adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • ներգործական adj (in grammar)

Assamese

1 entries
  • সক্ৰিয় adj (having the quality or power of acting)

Asturian

1 entries
  • activu adj (having the quality or power of acting)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • fəal adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • fəal adj (given to action)
  • fəal adj (brisk; lively)
  • işgüzar adj (given to action)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • әүҙем adj (given to action)
  • әүҙем adj (given to action rather than contemplation)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • акты́ўны adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • акты́ўны adj (quick in physical movement)
  • акты́ўны adj (given to action)
  • акты́ўны adj (requiring or implying action or exertion)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • акти́вен adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • акти́вен adj (quick in physical movement)
  • акти́вен adj (in action)
  • акти́вен adj (given to action)

Catalan

1 entries
  • actiu adj (having the quality or power of acting)

Central Sierra Miwok

1 entries
  • hók-ŋe adj (quick in physical movement)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 主動 /主动 adj (in grammar)
  • 利落 adj (quick in physical movement)
  • 敏捷 adj (quick in physical movement)
  • 活性 adj (having the quality or power of acting)

Czech

4 entries
  • aktivní adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • činný adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • činný adj (in action)
  • činný adj (in grammar)

Danish

3 entries
  • aktiv adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • aktiv adj (in grammar)
  • aktuel adj (in action)

Dutch

1 entries
  • actief adj (having the quality or power of acting)

Erzya

1 entries
  • эряза adj (having the quality or power of acting)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • agema adj (given to action)
  • aktiva adj (in grammar)

Estonian

4 entries
  • aktiiv adj (in grammar)
  • asjalik adj (given to action rather than contemplation)
  • elav adj (brisk; lively)
  • isikuline adj (in grammar)

Finnish

4 entries
  • aktiivi adj (in grammar)
  • aktiivinen adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • aktiivinen adj (quick in physical movement)
  • aktiivinen adj (in action)

French

4 entries
  • actif adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • actif adj (quick in physical movement)
  • actif adj (in action)
  • actif adj (given to action)

Galician

2 entries
  • activo adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • activo adj (quick in physical movement)

German

4 entries
  • aktiv adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • aktiv adj (in action)
  • aktiv adj (in grammar)
  • flink adj (quick in physical movement)

Greek

3 entries
  • δραστήριος adj (given to action)
  • ενεργητικός adj (in grammar)
  • ενεργός adj (in action)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • פָּעִיל adj (having the quality or power of acting)

Hindi

4 entries
  • क्रियात्मक adj (in action)
  • क्रियात्मक adj (in grammar)
  • चपल adj (quick in physical movement)
  • चपल adj (brisk; lively)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • aktív adj (in grammar)
  • cselekvő adj (in grammar)

Ido

4 entries
  • aktiva adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • aktiva adj (in action)
  • aktiva adj (given to action)
  • aktiva adj (brisk; lively)

Italian

1 entries
  • attivo adj (having the quality or power of acting)

Japanese

4 entries
  • すばしっこい adj (quick in physical movement)
  • ぴちぴち adj (brisk; lively)
  • ぴんぴん adj (brisk; lively)
  • 活動的な adj (having the quality or power of acting)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • белсенді adj (having the quality or power of acting)

Korean

2 entries
  • 능동 adj (in grammar)
  • 활동적 adj (having the quality or power of acting)

Latin

4 entries
  • activus adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • activus adj (in grammar)
  • actuosus adj (quick in physical movement)
  • actuōsus adj (brisk; lively)

Latvian

4 entries
  • aktīvs adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • aktīvs adj (quick in physical movement)
  • aktīvs adj (in action)
  • aktīvs adj (given to action)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • а́ктивен adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • активен adj (in grammar)

Malay

3 entries
  • aktif adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • aktif adj (quick in physical movement)
  • giat adj (having the quality or power of acting)

Malayalam

3 entries
  • സജീവ adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • സജീവ adj (brisk; lively)
  • സജീവമായ adj (quick in physical movement)

Manx

1 entries
  • jantagh adj (in grammar)

Middle English

2 entries
  • actyf adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • actyf adj (in grammar)

Māori

4 entries
  • hohe adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • hohe adj (quick in physical movement)
  • manahau adj (quick in physical movement)
  • manamanahau adj (quick in physical movement)

Norman

4 entries
  • acti adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • acti adj (quick in physical movement)
  • acti adj (in action)
  • acti adj (given to action)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • çalak adj (quick in physical movement)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • aktiv adj (having the quality or power of acting)

Old English

1 entries
  • dǣdlīċ adj (in grammar)

Persian

4 entries
  • آکتیو adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • معلوم adj (in grammar)
  • چالاک adj (quick in physical movement)
  • چست adj (quick in physical movement)

Polish

4 entries
  • aktywny adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • aktywny adj (in action)
  • aktywny adj (brisk; lively)
  • czynny adj (having the quality or power of acting)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • ativado adj (in action)
  • ativo adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • ativo adj (quick in physical movement)
  • ativo adj (given to action)

Romanian

1 entries
  • activ adj (having the quality or power of acting)

Russian

4 entries
  • акти́вный adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • акти́вный adj (quick in physical movement)
  • акти́вный adj (given to action)
  • акти́вный adj (requiring or implying action or exertion)

Scots

1 entries
  • leish adj (quick in physical movement)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries
  • giobach adj (quick in physical movement)
  • giobach adj (brisk; lively)
  • spreigeach adj (in grammar)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • ȁktīvan adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • а̏ктӣван adj (having the quality or power of acting)

Slovak

4 entries
  • aktuálny adj (in action)
  • aktívny adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • aktívny adj (in action)
  • aktívny adj (given to action)

Slovene

4 entries
  • aktíven adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • aktíven adj (in action)
  • aktíven adj (given to action)
  • dejáven adj (having the quality or power of acting)

Spanish

2 entries
  • activo adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • activo adj (in grammar)

Swedish

4 entries
  • aktiv adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • aktiv adj (quick in physical movement)
  • aktiv adj (in action)
  • aktiv adj (in grammar)

Tagalog

4 entries
  • aktibo adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • aktibo adj (quick in physical movement)
  • aktibo adj (in action)
  • aktibo adj (brisk; lively)

Turkish

4 entries
  • aktif adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • aktif adj (given to action)
  • aktif adj (brisk; lively)
  • etken adj (in grammar)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • акти́вний adj (having the quality or power of acting)
  • акти́вний adj (quick in physical movement)
  • акти́вний adj (in grammar)
  • ді́йсний adj (in grammar)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • chủ động adj (in grammar)

Sample sentences

29 total sentences available.

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Stock prices soared in active trading as corporations announced good financial results.

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Observation is a passive science, experimentation an active science.

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In the film, the director makes Hamlet an active person.

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The stock market is very active.

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