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lively
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One entry found for
lively
.
Entry Word:
lively
Function:
adjective
Text:
1
having much high-spirited energy and movement <the
lively
puppy was racing around the dining room floor chasing after people's shoelaces>
Synonyms
active, animate, animated, bouncing, brisk, energetic, frisky, gay, jaunty, jazzy, peppy, perky, pert, racy, snappy, spanking, sparky, spirited, sprightly, springy, vital, vivacious, zippy
Related Words
dapper, dashing, spiffy; agog, alert, awake, open-eyed, up, wide-awake; agile, nimble, spry; bright, buoyant, cheerful, chipper, effervescent, upbeat; eager, enthusiastic, keen; frolicsome, impish, playful; bubbly, exuberant, high-spirited; high-strung, nervous, skittish
Phrases
on the go
Near Antonyms
indolent, lazy, unambitious; inert, lethargic, sleepy, sluggish, tired, torpid, weary; apathetic, impassive, phlegmatic, stolid; boring, dull, irksome, tedious
Antonyms
dead, inactive, inanimate, lackadaisical, languid, languishing, languorous, lifeless, limp, listless, spiritless, unanimated
2
marked by much life, movement, or activity <the band played music with a
lively
tempo> -- see
ALIVE
2