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Antonyms
Etymology
1. active
noun. ['ˈæktɪv'] chemical agent capable of activity.
Synonyms
- chemical agent
Antonyms
- tired
- spiritless
Etymology
- actif (Middle English (1100-1500))
- actif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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- photorefractive
- unattractive
- retroactive
- radioactive
- refractive
- hyperactive
- proactive
- overactive
- interactive
- attractive
- reactive
- inactive
2. active
adjective. ['ˈæktɪv'] tending to become more severe or wider in scope.
Antonyms
- nonviolent
Etymology
- actif (Middle English (1100-1500))
- actif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. active
adjective. ['ˈæktɪv'] engaged in or ready for military or naval operations.
Synonyms
- fighting
- combat-ready
Antonyms
- asleep
- discontinuance
- assembly
Etymology
- actif (Middle English (1100-1500))
- actif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. be
verb. ['ˈbiː, bi'] have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).
Synonyms
- terminate
- coruscate
- embellish
- lollygag
- deserve
- start
- mope
- beat
- come in for
- contain
- rage
- count
- head
- diverge
- run into
- let go
- impend
- make sense
- hold
- substantiate
- come in handy
- incarnate
- promise
- squat
- feel
- fuddle
- clean
- be well
- yaw
- buzz
- cost
- remain
- lallygag
- total
- end
- swim
- disagree
- number
- sell
- curve
- tarry
- hum
- head up
- boil
- stay
- lean
- hurt
- seem
- answer
- fox
- cut across
- disaccord
- pay
- lubricate
- cohere
- embody
- moon about
- object
- stand by
- balance
- throw
- specify
- run
- mess about
- osculate
- adhere
- delimit
- compact
- incline
- measure
- range
- represent
- moon around
- shine
- deck
- stand
- interrelate
- hail
- amount
- go
- recognize
- confound
- bake
- translate
- connect
- linger
- distribute
- lurk
- abound
- seethe
- mill around
- encounter
- prove
- add up
- belong
- turn up
- relate
- adorn
- yawn
- mill about
- merit
- discombobulate
- transplant
- rank
- suit
- jumble
- put out
- stagnate
- act
- gape
- iridesce
- be given
- fit
- footle
- discord
- test
- come
- pack
- compare
- swing
- trim
- lounge
- grace
- delineate
- bedevil
- lie
- buy
- need
- fall
- figure
- body forth
- tend
- press
- stink
- broil
- cut
- drown
- decorate
- accept
- delimitate
- twist
- hang
- account for
- appear
- enter
- stick by
- kill
- sparkle
- wash
- take
- account
- point
- confuse
- rate
- draw
- subtend
- depend
- consist
- hang around
- rut
- weigh
- cover
- stick
- retard
- loiter
- loaf
- matter
- hoodoo
- litter
- rest
- work
- befuddle
- beautify
- turn out
- wind
- owe
- breathe
- lend
- underlie
- want
- scintillate
- stay on
- begin
- suffer
- comprise
- make
- require
- continue
- define
- suck
- look
- gravitate
Antonyms
- converge
- be well
- agree
- change
Etymology
- been (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beon (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. be
verb. ['ˈbiː, bi'] occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere.
Synonyms
- keep one's eyes off
- belong
- attend
- stretch along
- sit
- keep one's distance
- touch
- extend to
- pass
- cover
- live
- run
- occupy
- follow
- poke out
- extend
- rest
- straddle
- come
- dwell
- reach out
- lie
- fill
- go
- lead
- sit around
- reach
- go to
- face
- stretch
- populate
- continue
- keep one's hands off
- center on
- inhabit
- stand back
Antonyms
- refresh
- conformist
- rested
- derestrict
Etymology
- been (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beon (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. be
verb. ['ˈbiː, bi'] have an existence, be extant.
Synonyms
- jeopardize
- consist
- kick about
- prevail
- threaten
- endanger
- hold
- come
- dwell
- jeopardise
- coexist
- kick around
- exist
- lie
- knock about
- lie in
- obtain
- peril
- imperil
- distribute
- flow
- preexist
- inhabit
- indwell
Antonyms
- finish
- end
- ending
- middle
Etymology
- been (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beon (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. be
verb. ['ˈbiː, bi'] be identical or equivalent to.
Synonyms
- match
- jibe
- check
- correspond
- equate
- stand for
- agree
- fit
- gibe
- represent
- equal
- translate
Antonyms
- disagree
- exclude
- attack
- mistrust
Etymology
- been (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beon (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. be
verb. ['ˈbiː, bi'] form or compose.
Synonyms
- comprise
- make
- fall into
- fall under
- supplement
- pose
- compose
- constitute
- range
- represent
- straddle
- form
- present
Antonyms
- disadvantage
- refrain
- leave office
- lose
Etymology
- been (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beon (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. be
verb. ['ˈbiː, bi'] work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function.
Synonyms
- vet
- follow
Antonyms
- worsen
- uglify
- understate
Etymology
- been (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beon (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. be
verb. ['ˈbiː, bi'] represent, as of a character on stage.
Synonyms
- symbolize
- embody
- symbolise
- stand for
- body
- personify
- represent
- exemplify
Antonyms
- Lady
- noblewoman
- undock
- follower
Etymology
- been (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beon (Old English (ca. 450-1100))