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| Main Entry: |
astir
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | moving |
| Synonyms: | about, active, afoot, alert, awake, roused |
| Main Entry: | lively |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic, active, busy |
| Synonyms: | agile, alert, animate, animated, astir, blithe, blithesome, bouncy, bright, brisk, buoyant, bustling, buzzing, cheerful, chipper, chirpy, complex, dashing, driving, effervescent, enjoyable, enterprising, entertaining, festive, frisky, frolicsome, full of pep, gay, go-go, happy, hyper, industrious, involved, jocund, jumping, keen, merry, nimble, peppy*, perky, pert, provocative, quick, refreshing, rousing, snappy, sparkling, spirited, sprightly, spry, stimulating, stirring, vigorous, vivacious, zippy |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, dispirited, inactive, lethargic, lifeless, sleepy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rousing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stirring |
| Synonyms: | active, alert, animated, astir, bouncy, bright, brisk, buoyant, bustling, busy, buzzing, chirpy, dashing, energetic, enthusiastic, frisky, full of pep, hyper, industrious, jumping, lively, peppy*, perky, refreshing, snappy, spirited, spry, stimulating, vigorous, zippy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wakeful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alert, restless |
| Synonyms: | alive, astir, attentive, careful, heedful, insomniac, insomnious, observant, on guard, on the alert, on the lookout, on the qui vive, sleepless, unsleeping, vigilant, waking, wary, watchful, wide-awake |
| Antonyms: | sleepy, unaware |
| Main Entry: | afoot |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in progress |
| Synonyms: | astir, brewing, cooking*, forthcoming, getting ready, going on, in preparation |
| Antonyms: | completed, ended, finished |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | going |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | active |
| Synonyms: | alive, astir, at work, bustling, effective, efficacious, exertive, flowing, functioning, hasty, impelling, in force, in play, in process, mobile, movable, moving, operating, operative, progressive, pushing, rapid, restless, rolling, running, rushing, rust |
| Main Entry: | unsleeping |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wakeful |
| Synonyms: | alive, astir, attentive, awake, careful, heedful, insomniac, insomnious, observant, on guard, on the alert, on the lookout, on the qui vive, sleepless, vigilant, waking, wary, watchful, wide-awake |
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