ASTIR Synonyms

• tending to become more severe or wider in scope

• disposed to take action or effectuate change

• characterized by energetic activity

• exerting influence or producing a change or effect

• full of activity or engaged in continuous activity

• (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions

• expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:

• (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being

• (of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting

• (of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt

• engaged in full-time work

• chemical agent capable of activity

• the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb

• a person who is a participating member of an organization

• engaged in or ready for military or naval operations

• taking part in an activity

• in operation

• moving quickly and lightly

• mentally quick

• having life or vigor or spirit

• made to appear to move as living creatures do

• quick and energetic

• imparting vitality and energy

• very active

• become brisk

• full of energetic and noisy activity

• actively or fully engaged or occupied

• overcrowded or cluttered with detail

• intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

• crowded with or characterized by much activity

• (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)

• keep busy with

• characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality

• of or relating to dynamics

• (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being

• an efficient incentive

• possessing or exerting or displaying energy

• working hard to promote an enterprise

• made sprightly or cheerful

• made lively or spirited

• full of life and energy

• full of zest or vigor

• quick and energetic

• elastic; rebounds readily

• filled with events or activity

• full of spirit; full of life

• in motion

• arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion

• used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion

• full of spirit and vitality

• vigorous and animated

• of sounds that are strong and resonating

• of colors that are bright and striking

• vigorous and animated

• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

• all around or on all sides

• in the area or vicinity

• used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction

• in or to a reversed position or direction

• in rotation or succession

• (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

• on the move

• being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

• spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position

• to a higher intensity

• nearer to the speaker

• to a more central or a more northerly place

• to a later time

• out of bed

• getting higher or more vigorous

• extending or moving toward a higher place

• (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness

• open

• (used of computers) operating properly

• used up

• raise