| Main Entry: | active |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very involved in activity |
Synonyms: |
aggressive, agile, alert, alive, animated, assiduous, bold, brisk, bustling, busy, chipper, daring, dashing, determined, dexterous, diligent, dynamic, eager, energetic, engaged, enlivened, enterprising, enthusiastic, eventful, fireball, forceful, forcible, fresh, frisky, hard-working, high-spirited, hyper, industrious, intense, inventive, jumping, keen, lively, nimble, on the move, perky, persevering, purposeful, pushing, quick, rapid, ready, resolute, sharp, sprightly, spry, whiz*, zealous |
| Notes: | active knowledge is the knowledge of a language which a user actively employs in speech or writing, as opposed to passive knowledge, which is what a person understands in what he/she hears or reads |
Antonyms: |
disinterested, idle, indifferent, lazy, quiescent, quiet |
| Main Entry: | ambitious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | desiring success |
Synonyms: |
aggressive, anxious, ardent, aspiring, avid, ball of fire, bent upon, climbing, come on, come on strong, designing, desirous, determined, driving, eager, eager beaver, earnest, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, fireball, get up and go, go-getter, goal-oriented, hard ball, high-reaching, hopeful, hungry, industrious, inspired, intent, longing, power-loving, purposeful, pushing, pushy*, resourceful, self-starting, sharp, soaring, striving, thirsty, vaulting, zealous |
Antonyms: |
content, fulfilled, satisfied, unassuming |
| Main Entry: | capable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able to perform |
Synonyms: |
able, accomplished, adapted, adept, adequate, apt, au fait, clever, competent, dynamite, efficient, experienced, fireball, fitted, gifted, good, green thumb, has what it takes, having know-how, having the goods, having the right stuff, intelligent, knowing the ropes, knowing the score, like a one-man band, like a pistol, masterly, old hand, old-timer, on the ball, proficient, proper, qualified, skillful, suited, talented, there, up to it, up to snuff, up to speed, up*, veteran |
Antonyms: |
impotent, incapable, incompetent, inept, unable, unskilled, unskillful |
| Main Entry: | competent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able |
Synonyms: |
adapted, adequate, all around, appropriate, au fait, being a pistol, capable, clever, complete, crisp, decent, dynamite, efficient, endowed, enough, equal, fireball, fit, fool, good, know ins and outs, know one's business, know one's stuff, know the answers, know the ropes, know the score, no slouch, on the ball, paid one's dues, pertinent, polished, proficient, qualified, satisfactory, savvy, skilled, sufficient, suitable, there, up to it, up to snuff, up to speed, wicked* |
Antonyms: |
inadequate, incapable, incompetent, inefficient, inept, unable |
| Main Entry: | dynamo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | go-getter |
Synonyms: |
achiever, ball of fire, bundle of energy, busy person, doer, eager beaver, energetic person, fireball, generator, hard worker, hot shot, live wire, mover and shaker, pistol, risk-taker, spark plug, whiz kid |
| Main Entry: | eager beaver |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | industrious person |
Synonyms: |
active person, aholic, ambitious person, ball of fire, beaver, busy bee, busy bee, busy person, doer, dynamo, fireball, go-getter, hot shot, live wire, live wire, no slouch, pistol, self-starter, sharpy, spark plug, workhorse |
| Main Entry: | untiring |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | determined, persevering |
Synonyms: |
constant, continued, continuing, dedicated, devoted, dogged, eager beaver, fireball, firm, go-go, grind*, hyper, incessant, indefatigable, indomitable, inexhaustible, jumping, patient, perky, persistent, pertinacious, plodding, plugging, resolute, staunch, steady, strong, tenacious, tireless, unceasing, undeterred, unfailing, unfaltering, unflagging, unflinching, unremitting, unstinted, unswerving, unwavering, unwearied |
Antonyms: |
failing, irresolute, tiring, unpersevering |
| Main Entry: | zealous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enthusiastic |
Synonyms: |
afire, antsy*, ardent, avid, burning, coming on strong, dedicated, devoted, eager, earnest, fanatic, fanatical, fervent, fervid, fireball, fired, frenetic, gung-ho, hot*, impassioned, itchy, keen, obsessed, passionate, possessed, pushy*, rabid, ripe, self-starting, spirited, wild-eyed |
Antonyms: |
apathetic, indifferent, lethargic, unenthusiastic |
| Main Entry: | shooting star |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meteor |
Synonyms: |
bolide, comet, falling star, fireball, meteorite, meteoroid |
| Main Entry: | grenade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bomb |
Synonyms: |
explosive, fireball, missile, pineapple, shell |