Lively

/ˈlaɪv.li/

Synonyms for "lively" (498 found)

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ablaze active actively activist activistic acute adaptable adaptive afire aggressive agile agog alacritous alert aliveall agogall outallegretto allegro animate

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animated animatedly antic anxious ardent astir avid blitheboiling overboisterous bouncing bouncy breakneck breathless breezily breezy bright brilliant brisk briskly bubbly buoyant burningbursting tobustling busy cant capersome catty cheerful cheery chipper chirk chirping chirpy chirrupycock-a-hoopcoltish convivial cordial coy

Adjective(3 words)

active alive awake

Adjective(23 words)

activeactive energyalertalive beinganimatedanimated exchangeanimated speechanimatedly animatory boisterousbold flavorbounciest bouncy brightbright energybright flavor termbrightly brisk bubblier canty

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chaotic talkcolorfulcomplete energy

Noun(10 words)

alive animalallegraanimate actionanimate the audiencebopping brisken buzzingclass enthusiasmclassroom livelinesscrackling

Verb(3 words)

animate energybrisks bustled

Strong matches (149)

curried dashing delirious desirousdouble quickdouble-quick driving drunk dynamic eager eagle-winged ebullient effervescent elastic energetic energetically enterprising enthusiastic eventful excited

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exciting expansive expeditious express expressive extensile exuberant fast febrile fervent fervid fevered feverish fiery flaming fleet flexible flexile flighty flushed flying forceful forcible forward fresh frisky frolicsomefull of beansfull of gofull of lifefull of pepfull tiltfussy galloping gamesome gay gleeful glowinggo gogo-go gorgeoushair triggerhair-trigger hasty headlong hearty heated high-seasoned hilarious hothot as pepperhumming hustling impassioned impatient impetuousin full swingincisive intense interesting

Noun(15 words)

dancingdanish friskenergetic formenergizanteenergized discussionenergizingenergy conceptsenergy pacingenergy phrasefrisking frolicking fungreat vigorgroup energyhigh-spirited laughter

Adjective(50 words)

descriptive adjective of changedutch fris classroomdynamic approachdynamic classroomdynamic lessondynamic modeldynamic pulldynamic systemenergeticenergetic atmosphereenergetic classenergetic classroomenergetic demonstrationenergetic discussionenergetic learnerenergetic learnersenergetic oral presentationenergetic paceenergetic participantenergetic participation

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energetic performanceenergetic presentationenergetic processenergetic reactionenergetic reactionsenergetic responseenergetic toneenergeticallyenergized climateenergy bearingengaging engagingly friskier friskiestfull energygreater energyheightened livelinesshigh energizationhigh energyhigh energy environmenthigh energy sciencehigh energy science classhigh nerve energyhigh-energyhigh-energy classroomhigh-energy lessonhigh-spiritedhigh-spirited childhoydenishinfectious verve

Verb(2 words)

energized enlivened

Adverb(1 words)

friskily

Adjective(1 words)

frisky

Related words (249)

intoxicated inviting jaunty jocund jolly juicy keen kineticlight footedlight of heellight-footed lighthearted live living lusty mercurial merry mettlesome militant mirthful

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nimblenimble footednimble-footed nippyon firepanting passionate peart peppery peppy perky pert piquant playful poignant pointed popping precipitate prompt provocative provoking pungent quickquick as lightningquick as thoughtquicksilver racy rapidraring toreadable readyready and willingrecklessred hotred-hot resilient responsive rich robust rollicking rollicksome rompish rousing running scintillating seasoned skittish smacking smart snappy spanking sparkling speedy spiced spicy spirited spiritedly sportive sprightly springy spry steaming steamy stimulate stimulating stirring strenuous stretch stretchable stretchy strong succulent swarming swift swingtake chargetake-charge take-over tangy tantalizing teemingthought provokingthought-challenging thought-inspiring thought-provoking tickling tireless titillating trenchant unrestrained vehement vibrant vigorous vital vivacious vivaciously vivid volatile warm wingedwith a kickzealous zestful zesty zingy zippy

Adjective(74 words)

jauntiest jauntily jaunty kickylarge energy reservelebend lifelike lightsome livelive interviewliving beingliving communityliving entityliving humanliving organism sampleliving thingsloud energylustiestmajor sectormax energy

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merrymore danish frisknoisy participatory peppiest perkiest pertestphysical movementplayful tonepositive energyprotoplasmicquick energizerracy radiant rambunctious rattling resilient riant sapid snappyspanish energíaspanking spirited sprightliest sprightly springier springiest springy spunkier spunkiesttop energy reserveunbounded energyupbeat songvibrantvibrant colorvibrant habitatvigorous growthvigorous presentationvitalvital carevital functionvital life processesvivace vivid vividly whippywhole energywild energy burstwildish yeastier yeasty zippier zippiest zippy

Verb(8 words)

jitterbugged pepped rollicked romping rumbaed scintillated supercharged vivified

Noun(29 words)

jive jouncinglatin energialevel of activitylilting liveningmore animatemore animatedmore energeticmost energeticmost high-energymost kineticprancing revellingrowdy crowdrubber band energeticrubber band energyscampering skippingslightly energetic

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swedish friskthrumming upbeatvery energeticvibrant color palettevivas wagging yipping zinging

Adjective(5 words)

live peppy vital witty zestful

Determiner(6 words)

more energymore livingmost combined energymost energetic teammost livingmost rubber band energy

Adverb(1 words)

sprightly

Related word relations

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7 relation types

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7 entries

adverb attribute descriptor engagement interactionmanner adverbquality

More specific

12 entries

animated bright briskly colorful engaging jauntily participative playfully radiant spirited sprightly vivacious

Collocations

8 entries

lively classroomlively classroom discussionlively colorslively debatelively discussionlively pacelively performancelively storytelling

Inflections

4 entries

livelier liveliestmore livelymost lively

Derivations

4 entries

livelier liveliest livelily liveliness

Antonyms

1 entries

dull

similar

29 entries

active alert alive animated bouncing bouncy breezy bubbling bubbly burbling burbly effervescent effusive elastic energetic enlivened

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Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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He is lively during recess.

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Nancy has a very lively and sweet temperament.

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This street is lively.

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This town isn't lively.

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