Synonyms for Kinetic
kɪˈnɛt ɪk, kaɪ-ki·net·ic

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1. kineticadjective

   Synonyms:
   vigorous, dynamic, seepy, active, animated

   Antonyms:
   logic, lazy, sluggish

2. kineticadjective

   Of or relating to motion

   Synonyms:
   active, dynamic, seepy, vigorous, animated

   Antonyms:
   lazy, logic, sluggish

3. kineticadjective

   Of or relating to kinesis

   Synonyms:
   seepy, active, vigorous, dynamic, animated

   Antonyms:
   logic, sluggish, lazy

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. kineticadjective

   relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith

   "kinetic energy"

   Synonyms:
   energizing, energising

   Antonyms:
   unmoving, nonmoving, undynamic, adynamic

2. kineticadjective

   characterized by motion

   "modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime"

   Synonyms:
   energizing, energising

   Antonyms:
   adynamic, unmoving, nonmoving, undynamic

3. energizing, energising, kineticadjective

   supplying motive force

   "the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center"- H.O.Taylor

   Synonyms:
   kinetic, energising, energizing

   Antonyms:
   nonmoving, adynamic, unmoving, undynamic

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1. List of paraphrases for "kinetic":

   kinetics

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1. Lindley Johnson:

   DART would be NASA's first mission to demonstrate what's known as the kinetic impactor technique -- striking the asteroid to shift its orbit -- to defend against a potential future asteroid impact, this approval step advances the project toward an historic test with a non-threatening small asteroid.

2. William A. Smith:

   Engineering is the science of economy, of conserving the energy, kinetic and potential, provided and stored up by nature for the use of man. It is the business of engineering to utilize this energy to the best advantage, so that there may be the least possible waste.

3. United States:

   Why not shoot Western Mindanao down ? We have to do the risk-reward here, so the first question is, does it pose a threat, a physical kinetic threat, to individuals in United States in the United States homeland ? Our assessment is it does not. Does it pose a threat to civilian aviation ? Our assessment is it does not. Does it pose a significantly enhanced threat on the intelligence side ? Our best assessment right now is that it does not. So given that profile, we assess the risk of downing it, even if the probability is low in a sparsely populated area of the debris falling and hurting someone or damaging property, that it was n’t worth it.

4. Tom Burt:

   Russia's use of cyberattacks appears to be strongly correlated and sometimes directly timed with its kinetic military operations.

5. State John Kerry:

   There are various ways in which countries can contribute. They don't necessarily have to be troops (engaged in) kinetic action.