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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | knowledgeable |
| Synonyms: | acquainted, alert, alive, appraised, appreciative, apprehensive, apprised, attentive, au courant, awake, cognizant, conscious, cool*, enlightened, familiar, go-go, groovy*, grounded, heedful, hip*, in the know, in the picture, informed, into*, know the score, know what's what, know-how, knowing, latched on, mindful, on the beam, on to, perceptive, plugged in, receptive, savvy, sensible, sentient, sharp, tuned in, up on, wise, wise to, wised up, with it |
| Antonyms: | ignorant, insensitive, unaware, unconscious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | festive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | decorated, celebratory |
| Synonyms: | blithe, bouncy, carnival, carnivalesque, cheery, chipper, chirpy, convivial, festal, gala, gay, gleeful, go-go, grooving, happy, hearty, holiday, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, jubilant, juiced up, jumping, lighthearted, merry, mirthful, peppy*, perky, rocking, snappy, swinging, upbeat, zippy |
| Notes: | a festival is a celebration for a specific occasion; festive means joyous, celebratory, or merry; festivity is any joyous diversion |
| Antonyms: | depressed, gloomy, somber, undecorated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | untiring |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | determined, persevering |
| Synonyms: | constant, continued, continuing, dedicated, devoted, dogged, eager beaver, fireball, firm, go-go, grind*, hyper, incessant, indefatigable, indomitable, inexhaustible, jumping, patient, perky, persistent, pertinacious, plodding, plugging, resolute, staunch, steady, strong, tenacious, tireless, unceasing, undeterred, unfailing, unfaltering, unflagging, unflinching, unremitting, unstinted, unswerving, unwavering, unwearied |
| Antonyms: | failing, irresolute, tiring, unpersevering |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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