Synonyms for energetic
ˌɛn ərˈdʒɛt ɪken·er·get·ic

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1. energetic

   Active refers to both quickness and constancy of action; in the former sense it is allied with agile, alert, brisk, etc.; in the latter, with busy, diligent, industrious. The active love employment, the busy are actually employed, the diligent and the industrious are habitually busy. The restless are active from inability to keep quiet; their activity may be without purpose, or out of all proportion to the purpose contemplated. The officious are undesirably active in the affairs of others. Compare ALERT; ALIVE; MEDDLESOME.

   Synonyms:
   active, agile, alert, brisk, bustling, busy, diligent, expeditious, industrious, lively, mobile, nimble, officious, prompt, quick, ready, restless, sprightly, spry, supple, vigorous, wide awake

   Antonyms:
   dull, heavy, idle, inactive, indolent, inert, lazy, quiescent, quiet, slow, sluggish, stupid

   Preposition:
   Active in work, in a cause; for an object, as for justice; with persons or instrumentalities; about something, as about other people's business.

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1. energeticadjective

   possessing or exerting or displaying energy

   "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers"; "it caused an energetic chemical reaction"

   Synonyms:
   industrious, up-and-coming, gumptious

   Antonyms:
   languid, logy, groggy, unenterprising, unenrgetic, lackadaisical, foggy, nonenterprising, dreamy, listless, dazed, languorous, stuporous, lethargic

2. energetic, gumptious, industrious, up-and-comingadjective

   working hard to promote an enterprise

   Synonyms:
   industrious, up-and-coming, hardworking, gumptious, tireless, untiring

   Antonyms:
   logy, unenrgetic, lethargic, foggy, lackadaisical, groggy, nonenterprising, unenterprising, dreamy, listless, languid, stuporous, dazed, languorous

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1. sprack

   uk dialectal meaning lively or full of energy

   Submitted by acronimous on December 12, 2017  

2. vinsciousadjective

   full of life and vitality

   Submitted by dillianwellman on October 16, 2023  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. energeticadjective

   Synonyms:
   vigorous, active, forcible, powerful, strong, effective, efficacious, potent

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1. energeticadjective

   Synonyms:
   forcible, potent, vigorous, cogent, active, strenuous, effective

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1. List of paraphrases for "energetic":

   vigorous, forceful, strong, dynamic, high-energy, robust, vibrant, active, aggressive, strenuous, energy

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1. Daniel Wang:

   What we see in the picture is a violent or energetic ecosystem in our galaxy’s downtown, there are a lot of supernova remnants, black holes, and neutron stars there. Each X-ray dot or feature represents an energetic source, most of which are in the center.

2. Bruce Klingner:

   Japan relied on a strategy of quickly identifying clusters of new cases and then imposing containment measures to prevent a larger outbreak, with relatively low numbers of COVID cases in Japan, there has been less international focus on the governments response than on South Koreas energetic testing program. While Seouls actions have been described as the gold standard for the world, Japan adopted a less energetic, critics would assert lackadaisical, testing, and closure strategy.

3. H.W. Mann:

   As awareness unfolds, higher levels of consciousness emerge. As our consciousness rises, so does the energetic field around us. This field influences the people attracted to us, how people respond to us, what events are attracted to us, and what opportunities present themselves. People and events of similar energetic fields resonate with each other. Attraction also occurs when energies are complementary. Conscious energy creates our physical reality and our experience.

4. Brenda Ueland:

   I learned...that inspiration does not come like a bolt, nor is it kinetic, energetic striving, but it comes into us slowly and quietly and all the time, though we must regularly and every day give it a little chance to start flowing, prime it with a little solitude and idleness.

5. Boris Nemtsov:

   He was seen as a handsome, charismatic, open and energetic man. An artistic orator with a biting tongue ... And of course Boris will be missed like spice, which in small doses can give a rich taste.