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| Main Entry: | energetic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | full of life; forceful |
| Synonyms: | active, aggressive, animated, breezy, brisk, driving, dynamic, enterprising, forcible, fresh, hardy, high-powered, indefatigable, industrious, lively, lusty, peppy, potent, powerful, rugged, snappy, spirited, sprightly, spry, stalwart, strenuous, strong, sturdy, tireless, tough, unflagging, untiring, vigorous, vital, vivacious, zippy*, ball of fire, demoniac, kinetic, red-blooded* |
| Antonyms: | idle, inactive, lazy, lethargic, lifeless, slow, sluggish, tired |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | agile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | physically or mentally nimble, deft |
| Synonyms: | active, acute, alert, athletic, brisk, buoyant, clever, dexterous, energetic, fleet, frisky, limber, lithe, lively, mercurial, prompt, quick, quick-witted, rapid, ready, sharp, spirited, sportive, sprightly, spry, stirring, supple, swift, vigorous, vivacious, winged, zippy, bustling, easy-moving, quick on the draw, quick on the trigger, spright, twinkle toes |
| Antonyms: | brittle, clumsy, stiff |
| Main Entry: | animated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lively |
| Synonyms: | active, alert, animate, ardent, brisk, buoyant, dynamic, ebullient, elated, energetic, enthusiastic, excited, fervent, gay, happy, passionate, peppy, quick, snappy, spirited, sprightly, vibrant, vigorous, vital, vivacious, vivid, zealous, zippy, activated, energized, vitalized, zestful, zingy |
| Main Entry: | combative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aggressive |
| Synonyms: | antagonistic, bellicose, belligerent, cantankerous, contentious, energetic, militant, ornery*, pugnacious, quarrelsome, strenuous, truculent, warlike, warring, cussed, fire-eating, gladiatorial, hawkish, ructious, scrappy, trigger-happy |
| Antonyms: | agreeable, peaceful, compromising, peaceloving |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | driving |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | forceful |
| Synonyms: | active, compelling, dynamic, energetic, enterprising, lively, sweeping, urging, vigorous, violent, galvanic, impellent, propulsive |
| Antonyms: | weak, unforceful, wimpy |
| Main Entry: | dynamic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | active, vital |
| Synonyms: | aggressive, changing, charismatic, compelling, driving, effective, electric, energetic, enterprising, forceful, forcible, go-ahead*, influential, intense, lively, lusty, magnetic, peppy*, potent, powerful, productive, progressive, strenuous, vehement, vigorous, zippy*, activating, coming on strong, energizing, go-getter, go-getting, highpowered, hyped-up, play for keeps, play hard ball, red-blooded*, vitalizing |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, boring, dull, inactive, passive, unexciting |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | efficacious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | efficient, productive |
| Synonyms: | active, adequate, capable, competent, effective, effectual, energetic, influential, operative, potent, powerful, serviceable, strong, successful, useful, virtuous, puissant |
| Notes: | effective means 'having a (desired) result or effect,' effectual is 'succeeding in producing a desired result or effect,' and efficacious means the same as effectual as well as 'serving as an effective solution or remedy' if something is efficacious, it is able to produce the desired result; efficacy means the power to produce effects |
| Antonyms: | incapable, inefficient, unproductive, unsuccessful, useless, inefficacious |
| Main Entry: | efficient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adept, effective |
| Synonyms: | able, accomplished, active, adapted, adequate, apt, businesslike, capable, clever, competent, conducive, decisive, deft, dynamic, economic, economical, effectual, efficacious, energetic, experienced, expert, fitted, handy, masterly, organized, potent, powerful, practiced, productive, proficient, profitable, qualified, ready, saving, shrewd, skilled, skillful, systematic, talented, tough, useful, valuable, virtuous, equal to, familiar with, good at, good for, well-organized |
| Antonyms: | helpless, impotent, incompetent, ineffective, inefficient, powerless, unable, weak |
| Main Entry: | emphatic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | insistent, unequivocal |
| Synonyms: | absolute, assertive, assured, categorical, certain, cogent, confident, decided, definite, definitive, determined, direct, distinct, dogmatic, dynamic, earnest, energetic, explicit, express, flat, forceful, forcible, important, impressive, marked, momentous, pointed, positive, potent, powerful, pronounced, significant, sober, solemn, striking, strong, sure, telling, trenchant, unmistakable, vigorous, accented, for a face, no mistake, resounding, stressed |
| Antonyms: | equivocal, indefinite, indistinct, insignificant, reserved, understated, unpronounced |
| Main Entry: | expressive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | telling, revealing |
| Synonyms: | alive, articulate, artistic, brilliant, colorful, demonstrative, dramatic, eloquent, emphatic, energetic, forcible, graphic, indicative, ingenious, lively, masterly, meaningful, mobile, moving, passionate, pathetic, picturesque, poignant, pointed, pregnant, representative, responsive, showy, significant, silver-tongued*, spirited, stimulating, stirring, striking, strong, suggestive, sympathetic, tender, thoughtful, touching, understanding, vivid, warm, allusive, pictorial, revelatory |
| Antonyms: | expressionless, inexpressive, passive, undemonstrative |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | forceful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective, powerful |
| Synonyms: | cogent, commanding, compelling, convincing, dominant, dynamic, electric, elemental, energetic, forcible, gutsy*, mighty, persuasive, pithy, potent, punch, punchy*, steamroller, stringent, strong, telling, titanic, vehement, vigorous, violent, virile, weighty, ball of fire, bullish, coming on strong, constraining, powerhouse, puissant, take-charge, take-over |
| Antonyms: | feeble, impotent, ineffective, meek, weak, unforceful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | forcible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | powerful, aggressive |
| Synonyms: | active, armed, assertive, cogent, compelling, compulsory, drastic, effective, efficient, energetic, forceful, impressive, intense, mighty, militant, persuasive, potent, strong, telling, valid, vehement, vigorous, violent, weighty, coercive, puissant |
| Antonyms: | weak, nonaggressive |
| Main Entry: | gung ho |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | full of enthusiasm |
| Synonyms: | aggressive, anxious, ardent, dedicated, eager, energetic, enthused, enthusiastic, excited, fanatical, intense, lively, passionate, spirited, zealous, banzai, can-do, extremely enthusiastic, fired up, fired up, keyed up, proactive, take-charge |
| Main Entry: | indefatigable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | untiring |
| Synonyms: | active, assiduous, bound and determined, determined, diligent, dogged, energetic, hell-bent*, industrious, inexhaustible, ironclad, painstaking, patient, persevering, persistent, pertinacious, relentless, sedulous, steadfast, strenuous, tireless, unfaltering, unflagging, unflinching, unwavering, vigorous, dead set on, nose to grindstone, stop at nothing, unremitting, unwearied, unwearying |
| Antonyms: | fatigued, tired, weary |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | industrious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hardworking |
| Synonyms: | active, assiduous, burning, busy, conscientious, diligent, dynamic, eager, energetic, grind*, intent, involved, jumping, laborious, operose, perky*, persevering, persistent, productive, purposeful, sedulous, spirited, steady, tireless, zealous, ball of fire, in full swing, on the go, plugging, psyched up on |
| Antonyms: | idle, inactive, indolent, lackadaisical, lazy, lethargic, slack, unemployed, unproductive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | intense |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | forceful, severe; passionate |
| Synonyms: | acute, agonizing, ardent, biting, bitter, burning, close, concentrated, consuming, cutting, deep, diligent, eager, earnest, energetic, exaggerated, exceptional, excessive, exquisite, extraordinary, extreme, fanatical, fervent, fervid, fierce, forcible, full, great, hard, harsh, impassioned, intensive, keen, marked, piercing, powerful, profound, pungent, sharp, shrill, stinging, strained, strong, supreme, undue, vehement, violent, vivid, zealous, all-consuming, heightened, intensified, protracted |
| Antonyms: | calm, dull, low-key, mild, moderate |
| Main Entry: | persuasive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective, influential |
| Synonyms: | alluring, cogent, compelling, conclusive, convincing, credible, effectual, efficacious, efficient, eloquent, energetic, forceful, forcible, impressive, inspiring, logical, moving, plausible, pointed, potent, powerful, seductive, slick, smooth, sound, stimulating, stringent, strong, telling, touching, unctuous, valid, weighty, winning, actuating, convictive, enticing, impelling, inducing, inveigling, luring, swaying, wheedling |
| Antonyms: | discouraging, ineffective, ineffectual, dampening, disheartening, dissuasive |
| Main Entry: | powerful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strong, effective |
| Synonyms: | able, almighty, authoritarian, authoritative, capable, cogent, commanding, compelling, competent, controlling, convincing, dominant, dynamic, effectual, efficacious, energetic, forceful, forcible, impressive, influential, mighty, omnipotent, paramount, persuasive, potent, preeminent, prevailing, robust, ruling, sovereign, stalwart, strapping*, sturdy, supreme, telling, upper hand*, vigorous, weighty, wicked*, all-powerful, in control, in the saddle, overruling, puissant, strengthy, wieldy |
| Antonyms: | impotent, incapable, ineffective, unable, weak |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | productive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fruitful, creative |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, beneficial, constructive, dynamic, effective, energetic, fecund, fertile, gainful, gratifying, inventive, plentiful, producing, profitable, prolific, rewarding, rich, teeming, useful, valuable, vigorous, worthwhile, generative |
| Antonyms: | fruitless, impotent, unfruitful, unproductive |
| Main Entry: | rousing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stirring |
| Synonyms: | active, alert, animated, astir, bright, brisk, buoyant, busy, dashing, energetic, enthusiastic, frisky, industrious, jumping, lively, peppy*, perky, refreshing, snappy, spirited, spry, stimulating, vigorous, zippy*, bouncy, bustling, buzzing, chirpy, full of pep, hyper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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