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

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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:
   energising, energizing

   Antonyms:
   nonmoving, adynamic, unmoving, undynamic

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1. List of paraphrases for "kinetic":

   kinetics

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How to use kinetic in a sentence?

1. Angelo Carusone:

   This cauldron of extremism and disinformation is being propelled by social media, it's created a lot of kinetic energy that is now a part of more mainstream politics. This is both an early warning system as well as an alarm bell for fires that are already going off. Acceptance of results is not going to be tolerated anymore, unless they align with what this sector wants.

2. Andrew Scott:

   The energy itself of tidal streams is familiar to people, it's kinetic energy, so it's not too dissimilar to something like wind, the bits of technology that generate power look not too different to a wind turbine.

3. Tom Statler:

   Astronomers will be able to compare observations from Earth-based telescopes before and after DART's kinetic impact to determine how much the orbital period of Dimorphos changed, that's the key measurement that will tell us how the asteroid responded to our deflection effort.

4. Melissa Dalton:

   Because we have not yet been able to definitively assess what these recent objects are, we have acted out of an abundance of caution to protect our security and interests, the spy balloon from (China) was of course different in that we knew precisely what (it) was. These most recent objects do not pose a kinetic military threat, but their path in proximity to sensitive (defense) sites and the altitude that they were flying could be a hazard to civilian aviation and thus raised concerns.

5. Michael Firenze:

   It looks worse than it was, quantum does kinetic energy storage – the way it is installed is very, very safe.