Synonyms for lively
ˈlaɪv lilive·ly

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1. lively

   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, energetic, expeditious, industrious, 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.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. lively

   Synonyms:
   brisk, animated, keen, eager, blithe, alert, vivid, vivacious, quick, spirited, vigorous, sprightly, active

   Antonyms:
   lifeless, torpid, dull, inanimate, indifferent, listless, insensate

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. livelyadjective

   full of life and energy

   "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party"

   Synonyms:
   vital, racy, spanking, bouncy, merry, springy, full of life, alert, zippy, live, brisk, rattling, snappy, resilient

   Antonyms:
   inelastic, lethargic, dull, monotonous, leaden, heavy, spiritless, lacklustre, unanimated, dreary, unenrgetic, bovine, lackluster, desiccate, humdrum, desiccated, drab, lustreless, uneventful, lusterless, arid

2. lively, racyadjective

   full of zest or vigor

   "a racy literary style"

   Synonyms:
   spanking, live, resilient, full-bodied, robust, springy, gamy, bouncy, snappy, juicy, risque, vital, brisk, racy, blue, naughty, gamey, merry, rich, spicy, zippy, full of life, rattling, alert

   Antonyms:
   inelastic, lackluster, unanimated, heavy, bovine, uneventful, lustreless, lethargic, unenrgetic, desiccate, desiccated, humdrum, arid, lusterless, dull, dreary, lacklustre, monotonous, spiritless, drab, leaden

3. alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippyadjective

   quick and energetic

   "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

   Synonyms:
   jovial, natty, marvelous, festive, rattling(a), brisk, wondrous, nipping, peppy, spruce, resilient, mirthful, jocund, frosty, festal, tremendous, grand, marvellous, snappy, live, racy, bouncing, watchful, bouncy, wonderful, dapper, jolly, gay, spanking, springy, alive(p), tonic, fresh, awake(p), nippy, raffish, jaunty, fantastic, alert, merry, terrific, spiffy, rakish, rattling, snappish, howling(a), refreshful, dashing, spirited, full of life, bracing, crisp, whipping, refreshing, zippy, vital

   Antonyms:
   uneventful, humdrum, drab, leaden, lackluster, dull, dreary, lacklustre, lethargic, heavy, lustreless, bovine, spiritless, unenrgetic, desiccated, inelastic, lusterless, desiccate, arid, monotonous, unanimated

4. bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springyadjective

   elastic; rebounds readily

   "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"

   Synonyms:
   spirited, hot, spanking, live, resilient, full of life, alive(p), bouncy, snappy, vital, brisk, racy, rattling, peppy, merry, alive, unrecorded, zippy, bouncing, springy, live(a), alert

   Antonyms:
   heavy, uneventful, lusterless, arid, leaden, monotonous, lethargic, dreary, desiccate, dull, drab, desiccated, lacklustre, bovine, spiritless, lackluster, inelastic, humdrum, unenrgetic, lustreless, unanimated

5. livelyadjective

   filled with events or activity

   "a lively period in history"

   Synonyms:
   vital, racy, spanking, bouncy, merry, springy, full of life, alert, zippy, live, brisk, rattling, snappy, resilient

   Antonyms:
   arid, uneventful, humdrum, leaden, unanimated, monotonous, lusterless, bovine, lustreless, desiccated, desiccate, unenrgetic, lacklustre, lackluster, lethargic, drab, dreary, inelastic, spiritless, dull, heavy

6. full of life, lively, vitaladjective

   full of spirit

   "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world"

   Synonyms:
   spanking, live, resilient, springy, bouncy, snappy, vital, brisk, racy, critical, life-sustaining, merry, zippy, full of life, rattling, alert

   Antonyms:
   inelastic, bovine, desiccated, lusterless, monotonous, unanimated, lacklustre, desiccate, spiritless, humdrum, leaden, arid, lackluster, drab, uneventful, unenrgetic, lustreless, heavy, lethargic, dull, dreary

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. livelyadjective

   Synonyms:
   active, agile, nimble, dapper, supple, brisk, alert, quick, stirring, SPRY, smart

2. livelyadjective

   Synonyms:
   animated, spirited, sprightly, vivacious, airy, gay, blithe, blithesome, buoyant, joyous, frolicsome, buxom, debonair, full of life

3. livelyadjective

   Synonyms:
   vivid, bright, brilliant

4. livelyadjective

   Synonyms:
   vigorous, forcible, strong, nervous, glowing, sparkling, racy, piquant, impassioned

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1. livelyadjective

   Synonyms:
   animated, spirited, vivacious, vigorous, active, brisk, energetic, stirring, sprightly, agile, nimble, hilarious frolicsome, gay, buoyant

   Antonyms:
   slow, sluggish, inactive, quiet

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1. List of paraphrases for "lively":

   animated, vivid, heated, loud, perennial, vibrant, vivo, alive, vigorous, spirited, intense, active, facilitated, bustling, dynamic, living, passionate, live, warmly

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1. Craig Smith:

   Playing against that team, they’ve been playing really well. We knew it would be a hard-fought battle, it was a fun game. I think everybody was engaged. Everybody on the bench was lively.

2. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Humility makes us more friendly Happiness makes us more lively. Love makes us more caring Dream makes us more daring. Trust makes us more forgiving Kindness makes us more loving. Hope gives us the joy of dreaming Peace gives us the joy of living.

3. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani:

   In the current highly sensitive situation in the region (where) insecurity has engulfed some countries, the lively holding of the elections of the Assembly of Experts and Majlis (parliament) in a completely calm and orderly atmosphere can serve as a model of democracy for nations.

4. Hazlitt:

   A lively blockhead in company is a public benefit. Silence or dulness by the side of folly looks like wisdom.

5. College President Chris Gibson:

   We are on the path to relegating the COVID-19 scourge to endemic status. In the meantime, we must respect the risks and appropriately adapt to the current climate given the arrival of the omicron variant, reflecting on this past fall, we experienced a safe and lively semester, which offered confirmation that our approach to the virus and our commitment to the Siena experience is working. Looking ahead to the spring, I expect the same vibrant atmosphere guided largely by the same protocol that facilitated our successful fall term.