'alive' definitions:
Definition of 'alive'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary" [syn: alive(p), live] [ant: dead]
adjective
(often followed by `with') full of life and spirit; "she was wonderfully alive for her age"; "a face alive with mischief"
adjective
Having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news" [syn: animated, alive] [ant: unanimated]
adjective
(followed by `to' or `of') aware of; "is alive to the moods of others"
adjective
In operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition" [syn: active, alive(p)]
adjective
Mentally perceptive and responsive;"an alert mind"; "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament" [syn: alert, alive(p), awake(p)]
adjective
Capable of erupting; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive" [syn: alive, live]
Synonyms of 'alive'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abounding,
- aboveground,
- active,
- activist,
- activistic,
- agile,
- alert,
- alive and kicking,
- alive to,
- alive with,
- among the living,
- animate,
- animated,
- apprehensive,
- around,
- astir,
- attentive,
- au courant,
- awake,
- aware of,
- bouncing,
- bouncy,
- breathing,
- breezy,
- bright,
- brisk,
- bristling,
- bubbly,
- bursting,
- bustling,
- buzzing,
- capable of life,
- chipper,
- clear-sighted,
- clear-witted,
- clearheaded,
- cognizant,
- cognizant of,
- conscious,
- conscious of,
- crawling,
- crowded,
- crowding,
- dynamic,
- ebullient,
- effervescent,
- eidetic,
- endowed with life,
- enduring,
- energetic,
- enlivened,
- existent,
- existing,
- filled,
- flush,
- fresh,
- frisky,
- full,
- full of go,
- full of life,
- full of pep,
- functioning,
- green,
- humming,
- in profusion,
- in the flesh,
- inspirited,
- instinct with life,
- intelligent,
- jam-packed,
- jammed,
- jumping,
- keen,
- kept in remembrance,
- knowing,
- lasting,
- lavish,
- live,
- lively,
- living,
- long-lived,
- lousy,
- mercurial,
- militant,
- nimble,
- on the,
- on the alert,
- on the ball,
- on the job,
- operative,
- overflowing,
- packed,
- peppy,
- perky,
- pert,
- populous,
- prodigal,
- profuse,
- proliferating,
- prolific,
- prompt,
- qui vive,
- quick,
- quick-witted,
- quicksilver,
- ready,
- recalled,
- recollected,
- remembered,
- replete,
- retained,
- rife,
- running,
- sensible,
- sensitive to,
- sentient,
- sharp,
- sleepless,
- smacking,
- smart,
- snappy,
- spanking,
- spirited,
- sprightly,
- spry,
- studded,
- superabundant,
- swarming,
- teeming,
- tenacious of life,
- thick,
- thick as hail,
- thick with,
- thick-coming,
- thronged,
- thronging,
- unblinking,
- unforgotten,
- unnodding,
- unsleeping,
- unwinking,
- verdant,
- very much alive,
- viable,
- vigilant,
- vigorous,
- vital,
- vivacious,
- vivid,
- vivified,
- wakeful,
- watchful,
- wide-awake,
- witting,
- working,
- zingy,
- zoetic