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Active
/æktɪv/
Someone or something that is always doing things, not calm or inactive.
Synonyms:
energetic
lively
dynamic
busy
engaged
Antonyms:
inactive
passive
still
dormant
idle
Examples:
He is always
active
at the gym.
She stays
active
by running every morning.
Etymology:
Derived from Latin
activus
, related to
actus
meaning
a doing, a movement
; became part of English in the late Middle Ages.
Usage Statistics:
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