active, adj.
freq. cnt. 33
freq. cnt. 33
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9
active
sample sentences
"active tuberculosis"
engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
<adj.all> (a) freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5
active combat-ready fighting
sample sentences
"on active duty""the platoon is combat-ready"
"review the fighting forces"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
domain of synset (topic)
disposed to take action or effectuate change
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
active
sample sentences
"a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations""an active antagonism"
"he was active in drawing attention to their grievances"
taking part in an activity
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
active participating
sample sentences
"an active member of the club""he was politically active"
"the participating organizations"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
characterized by energetic activity
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
active
sample sentences
"an active toddler""active as a gazelle"
"an active man is a man of action"
semantic pointers
also see
attribute
similar to
full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
active
sample sentences
"an active seaport""an active bond market"
"an active account"
exerting influence or producing a change or effect
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
active
sample sentences
"an active ingredient"
semantic pointers
similar to
in operation
<adj.all> (p) freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
active alive
sample sentences
"keep hope alive""the tradition was still alive"
"an active tradition"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
engaged in full-time work
<adj.all>
active
sample sentences
"active duty""though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"
semantic pointers
similar to
(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt
<adj.all>
active
sample sentences
"active volcanos"
semantic pointers
attribute
domain of synset (topic)
similar to
(of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting
<adj.all>
active
lexical pointers
antonym
(used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being
<adj.all>
active dynamic
expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"
<adj.all>
active
(of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
<adj.all>
active
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)