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active 
adjective
- tending to become more severe or wider in scope; "active tuberculosis"
Antonyms: inactive Similar: progressive - engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces"
Synonyms: combat-ready, fighting Similar: operational - 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"
Antonyms: passive, inactive Similar: activist, activistic, hands-on, proactive - taking part in an activity; "an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"; "the participating organizations"
Synonyms: participating Similar: involved - characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"
Antonyms: inactive Similar: about, astir, acrobatic, athletic, gymnastic, agile, nimble, quick, spry, hot, hyperactive, overactive, lively, on the go - exerting influence or producing an effect; "an active ingredient"
Antonyms: inactive Similar: activated - full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"
Antonyms: inactive Similar: brisk, bustling, busy, going, in full swing, open - in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition"
Synonyms: alive Similar: existent, existing - of the sun; characterized by a high level activity in sunspots and flares and radio emissions
Antonyms: quiet - expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"
Antonyms: passive - expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run'') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running'' in `running water'')
Synonyms: dynamic Antonyms: stative - (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active volcanos"
Antonyms: dormant, inactive, extinct, inactive Similar: alive, live, eruptive - producing activity or change
Antonyms: counteractive, antagonistic Similar: surface-active - engaged in full-time work; "active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"
Antonyms: inactive Similar: activated, on, on duty, on-duty, practicing - being in physical motion; "active fish in the aquarium"
Similar: moving - characterized by energetic bodily activity; "tennis is an active sport"; "a very physical dance performance"
Synonyms: physical Similar: energetic
noun
- chemical agent capable of activity
Synonyms: active agent - 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"
Synonyms: active voice Antonyms: passive voice, passive - a person devoted to the active life
Antonyms: contemplative
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