Unscramble actives

Definition of active

adjective:

• tending to become more severe or wider in scope; "active tuberculosis". Antonyms: inactive.
• engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty", "the platoon is combat-ready", "review the fighting forces". Synonyms: combat-ready, fighting.
• disposed to take action or effectuate change; "a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations", "an active antagonism", "he was active in drawing attention to their grievances". Antonyms: passive.
• taking part in an activity; "an active member of the club", "he was politically active", "the participating organizations". Synonyms: participating.
• characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler", "active as a gazelle", "an active man is a man of action". Antonyms: inactive.
• exerting influence or producing a change or effect; "an active ingredient". Antonyms: inactive.
• full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport", "an active bond market", "an active account". Antonyms: inactive.
• in operation; "keep hope alive", "the tradition was still alive", "an active tradition". Synonyms: alive.
• (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions. Antonyms: quiet.
• expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:; "Hemingway favors active constructions". Antonyms: passive.
• (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being. Synonyms: dynamic. Antonyms: stative.
• (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting. Antonyms: extinct.
• (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active volcanos". Antonyms: dormant.
• engaged in full-time work; "active duty", "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession". Antonyms: inactive.

noun:

• chemical agent capable of activity. Synonyms: active agent.
• the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb; "`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice". Synonyms: active voice. Antonyms: passive voice.
• a person who is a participating member of an organization; "the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees".

Rhymes with

attractive, hyperactive, inactive, interactive, interactive, overactive, proactive, radioactive, reactive, refractive, retroactive, unattractive.