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| Main Entry: |
electric/electrical
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | charged; energetic |
| Synonyms: | AC, DC, dynamic, electrifying, exciting, juiced, magnetic, motor-driven, power-driven, rousing, stimulating, stirring, tense, thrilling, voltaic |
| Antonyms: | boring, uncharged, unenergetic, unexciting |
| Main Entry: | automatic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | done or made by machine |
| Synonyms: | automated, electric, electronic, mechanical, mechanized, motorized, robotic, self-moving, self-regulating, self-starting |
| Antonyms: | by hand, manual |
| Main Entry: | dynamic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | active, vital |
| Synonyms: | activating, aggressive, changing, charismatic, coming on strong, compelling, driving, effective, electric, energetic, energizing, enterprising, forceful, forcible, go-ahead, go-getter, go-getting, highpowered, hyped-up, influential, intense, lively, lusty, magnetic, peppy*, play for keeps, play hard ball, potent, powerful, productive, progressive, red-blooded, strenuous, vehement, vigorous, vitalizing, zippy |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, boring, dull, inactive, passive, unexciting |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Example Sentences
- Despite praise as a clean and inexhaustible source of energy, solar electric power isn't a perfect fit for every project.
- Use hand-held or electric hedge shears for this kind of pruning.
- In a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and brown sugar until well blended.
| Main Entry: | exhilarating |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stimulating, cheering |
| Synonyms: | animating, animative, bracing, breathtaking, electric, elevating, enlivening, exalting, exciting, exhilarant, exhilarative, exhilaratory, eye-popping, gladdening, inspiring, inspiriting, intoxicating, invigorating, quickening, rousing, stimulative, stirring, thrilling, tonic, uplifting, vitalizing |
| Antonyms: | agitating, boring, depressing, discouraging, upsetting, worrying |
| Main Entry: | fast |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | speedy |
| Synonyms: | PDQ, accelerated, active, agile, blue streak, breakneck, brisk, chop-chop, dashing, double-time, electric, expeditious, expeditive, flashing, fleet, fleeting, flying, hairtrigger, hasty, hot, hurried, hypersonic, in a jiffy, in nothing flat, lickety split, like a bat out of hell, like all get out, like crazy, like mad, nimble, on the double, posthaste, presto, pronto, quick, racing, rapid, ready, screamin', snap*, snappy, speedball, supersonic, swift, velocious, winged |
| Antonyms: | plodding, slow, tardy, unhurried |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | forceful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective, powerful |
| Synonyms: | ball of fire, bullish, cogent, coming on strong, commanding, compelling, constraining, convincing, dominant, dynamic, electric, elemental, energetic, forcible, gutsy, mighty, persuasive, pithy, potent, powerhouse, puissant, punch, punchy, steamroller, stringent, strong, take-charge, take-over, telling, titanic, vehement, vigorous, violent, virile, weighty |
| Notes: | forcible indicates the use of brute force, forced means done involuntarily, and forceful suggests a potential for force |
| Antonyms: | feeble, impotent, ineffective, meek, unforceful, weak |
| Main Entry: | exhilarant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exhilarating |
| Synonyms: | bracing, electric, energizing, exciting, exhilarative, exhilaratory, inspiring, invigorating, refreshing, reinvigorating, renewing, restorative, roborant, rousing, stimulating, stimulative, stirring, thrilling, tonic, uplifting |
| Main Entry: | hard-hitting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | forceful |
| Synonyms: | ball of fire, bullish, cogent, coming on strong, commanding, compelling, constraining, convincing, dominant, dynamic, dynamical, effective, electric, elemental, energetic, forcible, gutsy, mighty, persuasive, pithy, potent, powerful, powerhouse, puissa |
| Main Entry: | hell-for-leather |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fast |
| Synonyms: | accelerated, active, agile, blue streak, breakneck, brisk, bunny, chop-chop, dashing, double-time, electric, expeditious, expeditive, flashing, fleet, fleeting, flying, hairtrigger, hasty, hot*, hurried, hypersonic, in a jiffy, in nothing flat, lick |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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