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Synonyms for alive

  • adjective

Most common

aware awake vivacious zestful hot energized living active

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Lively — sprightly; lively; brisk

awake, alert, aware, attentive, spirited, cognizant, cognisant UK, vivacious, sprightly, dynamic, watchful, brisk, peppy, effervescent, zestful, lively dated

2. Energized — carrying electrical current; energized

live, energized, energised UK, hot

Other

active, living, vital, animated, existing, afloat, existent, animate, breathing, viable, ever, extant

Antonyms

dead, deceased, cold

All antonyms of alive →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Carrying electrical current; energized.

    DANGER: OVERHEAD CATENARY—WIRE IS ALIVE

  2. adj. 2

    Sprightly; lively; brisk.

Related words

Word family
aliveness
Phrases
alive and kicking come alive alive and well eat someone alive flay someone alive look alive saints alive sakes alive

Example sentences

  • aware Tom wasn't aware that nobody was listening to him.
  • awake Tom lay awake for a long time thinking about Mary.
  • vivacious Mary was very vivacious and easy to talk to.
  • hot It is extremely hot and humid in Bali in December.
  • energized Algerians are now very optimistic and energized.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
aliverising
awaresteady
awakerising
vivaciousrising
zestfulfalling
hotrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
hot1
4 letters
ever2, live1
5 letters
aware2, vital2, alert2, awake2, brisk1, peppy2
6 letters
living2, active2, viable3, lively2, afloat2, extant2
7 letters
dynamic3, animate3, zestful2
8 letters
existing3, animated4, spirited3, existent3, watchful2
9 letters
breathing2, attentive3, energized3, cognizant3, vivacious3, sprightly2, energised, cognisant
12 letters
effervescent4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ever2 = 2 syllables).