alive

adjective

ə-ˈlīv

: having life : not dead or inanimate

: still in existence, force, or operation : active

kept hope alive

: still active in competition with a chance of victory

must win to stay alive in the playoffs

: knowing or realizing the existence of something : sensitive

alive to the danger

: marked by alertness, energy, or briskness

his face came alive at the mention of food

: marked by much life, animation, or activity : swarming

streets alive with traffic

—used as an intensive following the noun

the proudest boy alive

aliveness noun

Example Sentences

It feels great to be alive. The patient was barely alive. The sheriff was ordered to find the killer and bring him back alive. He managed to stay alive for a week without any food. The patient is being kept alive by artificial means. an old tradition that is still alive We need to keep hope alive. The team needs to win tonight in order to stay alive in the play-offs. I love to sail because it makes me feel so alive. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Webb ran for eight yards on third-and-6 to keep South Alabama’s second touchdown drive alive.

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Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2022 Charles, who spent much of his 73 years preparing for the role of king, addressed a nation grieving the only British monarch most people alive today had ever known.

Danica Kirka, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 That's important because every crane alive is descended from 15 that lived in Texas in 1941.

Janet Mcconnaughey, ajc, 8 Sep. 2022 More than half the people alive in Britain today have known no other monarch on their throne, their coins, their bank notes and their stamps.

Maria Puente And Jeff Stinson, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 Keep their daily coffee habit alive at home or the office with a subscription to Drift Away Coffee's whole bean, ground or cold brew bags.

Corinne Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 6 Sep. 2022 See More

alive

adjective

as in breathing

having or showing life we were relieved to find that the little bird was still alive after crashing into the plate glass window

Synonyms & Similar Words

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breathing
live
living
active
animate
thriving
surviving
animated
lively
resurrected
going
vibrant
dynamic
existing
quick
existent
vigorous
vital
prevailing
current
extant
vivacious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dead
dying
deceased
cold
lifeless
expired
inanimate
departed
asleep
moribund
breathless
defunct
fading
nonliving
gone
stillborn
resting
absent
vanished
extinct
terminated
lost
ghostly
finished
fallen
ghostlike
nonexistent
lapsed
barren
desert
perished
reposing
wiped out
zombielike
ghosty

as in buzzing

marked by much life, movement, or activity the mall was alive with holiday shoppers

Synonyms & Similar Words

buzzing
thriving
busy
vibrant
humming
lively
crowded
populous
astir
animated
bustling
flourishing
happening
abuzz
abubble
aboil
stirring
rousing
brisk
kinetic
teeming
swarming
hopping
abounding
thronging
overflowing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dead
inactive
lifeless
sleepy
asleep

as in operating

being in effective operation kept the cause of peace alive despite severe setbacks in relations between the two nations

Synonyms & Similar Words

operating
operational
operative
going
functioning
running
live
active
working
on
living
operable
in force
functional
in commission
on line
viable
into commission
in gear
producing
thriving
flourishing
effective
employable
performing
serving
effectual
useful
humming
usable
useable
busy
productive
workable
roaring
yielding
bustling
dynamic
astir

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dead
broken
inactive
inoperative
useless
nonfunctioning
nonoperative
ineffective
kaput
nonactivated
nonoperational
ineffectual
arrested
deactivated
kaputt
nonoperating
dormant
nonfunctional
lifeless
decommissioned
inert
unusable
idle
inoperable
latent
quiescent
asleep
unworkable
sleepy
fallow
unproductive
nonproductive
stagnating
vegetating

as in existing

having being at the present time describes her boyfriend as the sweetest guy alive

Synonyms & Similar Words

existing
living
existent
extant
around
active
functioning
operating
busy
working
flourishing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dead
extinct
destroyed
gone
defunct
departed
lost
nonextant
exterminated
nonexistent
kaput
inactive
inert
idle
kaputt

as in aware

having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind alive to the need for major improvements in the school system

Synonyms & Similar Words

aware
conscious
sentient
cognizant
mindful
regardful
ware
vigilant
apprehensive
witting
sensible
wary
safe
careful
attentive
alert
cautious
watchful
heedful
observant
open-eyed
wide-awake
hyperaware
hyperconscious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

unaware
unconscious
oblivious
unmindful
insensible
unwitting
careless
heedless
unguarded
inattentive
mindless
unwary
incautious
unheeding

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of alive are awake, aware, cognizant, conscious, and sensible. While all these words mean "having knowledge of something," alive adds to sensible the implication of acute sensitivity to something.

alive to the thrill of danger

In some situations, the words awake and alive are roughly equivalent. However, awake implies that one has become alive to something and is on the alert.

a country always awake to the threat of invasion

While in some cases nearly identical to alive, aware implies vigilance in observing or alertness in drawing inferences from what one experiences.

aware of changes in climate

While the synonyms cognizant and alive are close in meaning, cognizant implies having special or certain knowledge as from firsthand sources.

not fully cognizant of the facts

The words conscious and alive can be used in similar contexts, but conscious implies that one is focusing one's attention on something or is even preoccupied by it.

conscious that my heart was pounding

Although the words sensible and alive have much in common, sensible implies direct or intuitive perceiving especially of intangibles or of emotional states or qualities.

sensible of a teacher's influence

单词	alive
释义	alive adjective ə-ˈlīv 1 : having life : not dead or inanimate 2 a : still in existence, force, or operation : active kept hope alive b : still active in competition with a chance of victory must win to stay alive in the playoffs 3 : knowing or realizing the existence of something : sensitive alive to the danger 4 : marked by alertness, energy, or briskness his face came alive at the mention of food 5 : marked by much life, animation, or activity : swarming streets alive with traffic 6 —used as an intensive following the noun the proudest boy alive aliveness noun Synonyms animate breathing live living quick See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences It feels great to be alive. The patient was barely alive. The sheriff was ordered to find the killer and bring him back alive. He managed to stay alive for a week without any food. The patient is being kept alive by artificial means. an old tradition that is still alive We need to keep hope alive. The team needs to win tonight in order to stay alive in the play-offs. I love to sail because it makes me feel so alive. See More Recent Examples on the Web Webb ran for eight yards on third-and-6 to keep South Alabama’s second touchdown drive alive. Creg Stephenson \| Cstephenson@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2022 Charles, who spent much of his 73 years preparing for the role of king, addressed a nation grieving the only British monarch most people alive today had ever known. Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2022 Charles, who spent much of his 73 years preparing for the role of king, addressed a nation grieving the only British monarch most people alive today had ever known. Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 King Charles III, who spent much of his 73 years preparing for the role, planned to meet with the prime minister and address a nation grieving the only British monarch most people alive today had ever known. Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2022 Charles, who spent much of his 73 years preparing for the role of king, addressed a nation grieving the only British monarch most people alive today had ever known. Danica Kirka, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 That's important because every crane alive is descended from 15 that lived in Texas in 1941. Janet Mcconnaughey, ajc, 8 Sep. 2022 More than half the people alive in Britain today have known no other monarch on their throne, their coins, their bank notes and their stamps. Maria Puente And Jeff Stinson, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 Keep their daily coffee habit alive at home or the office with a subscription to Drift Away Coffee's whole bean, ground or cold brew bags. Corinne Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 6 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Old English on life, from on + līf life First Known Use 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing alive alive and well alive to come alive burn alive more dead than alive eat alive skin (someone) alive alive and kicking bring (something) alive alive and well alive to come alive burn alive more dead than alive eat alive skin (someone) alive alive and kicking bring (something) alive See More Kids Definition alive adjective ə-ˈlīv 1 : having life : not dead 2 : still in force, existence, or operation The thought kept our hopes alive. They keep the old traditions alive. 3 : aware of the existence of He was alive to the danger. 4 : filled with life and activity The door to the school was alive with clamoring children. Louise Fitzhugh, Harriet the Spy The city streets were alive with shoppers. Medical Definition alive adjective ə-ˈlīv : having life : not dead or inanimate alive adjective 1 as in breathing having or showing life we were relieved to find that the little bird was still alive after crashing into the plate glass window Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance breathing live living active animate thriving surviving animated lively resurrected going vibrant dynamic existing quick existent vigorous vital prevailing current extant vivacious Antonyms & Near Antonyms dead dying deceased cold lifeless expired inanimate departed asleep moribund breathless defunct fading nonliving gone stillborn resting absent vanished extinct terminated lost ghostly finished fallen ghostlike nonexistent lapsed barren desert perished reposing wiped out zombielike ghosty See More 2 as in buzzing marked by much life, movement, or activity the mall was alive with holiday shoppers Synonyms & Similar Words buzzing thriving busy vibrant humming lively crowded populous astir animated bustling flourishing happening abuzz abubble aboil stirring rousing brisk kinetic teeming swarming hopping abounding thronging overflowing Antonyms & Near Antonyms dead inactive lifeless sleepy asleep 3 as in operating being in effective operation kept the cause of peace alive despite severe setbacks in relations between the two nations Synonyms & Similar Words operating operational operative going functioning running live active working on living operable in force functional in commission on line viable into commission in gear producing thriving flourishing effective employable performing serving effectual useful humming usable useable busy productive workable roaring yielding bustling dynamic astir Antonyms & Near Antonyms dead broken inactive inoperative useless nonfunctioning nonoperative ineffective kaput nonactivated nonoperational ineffectual arrested deactivated kaputt nonoperating dormant nonfunctional lifeless decommissioned inert unusable idle inoperable latent quiescent asleep unworkable sleepy fallow unproductive nonproductive stagnating vegetating See More 4 as in existing having being at the present time describes her boyfriend as the sweetest guy alive Synonyms & Similar Words existing living existent extant around active functioning operating busy working flourishing Antonyms & Near Antonyms dead extinct destroyed gone defunct departed lost nonextant exterminated nonexistent kaput inactive inert idle kaputt See More 5 as in aware having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind alive to the need for major improvements in the school system Synonyms & Similar Words aware conscious sentient cognizant mindful regardful ware vigilant apprehensive witting sensible wary safe careful attentive alert cautious watchful heedful observant open-eyed wide-awake hyperaware hyperconscious Antonyms & Near Antonyms unaware unconscious oblivious unmindful insensible unwitting careless heedless unguarded inattentive mindless unwary incautious unheeding See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of alive are awake, aware, cognizant, conscious, and sensible. While all these words mean "having knowledge of something," alive adds to sensible the implication of acute sensitivity to something. alive to the thrill of danger In some situations, the words awake and alive are roughly equivalent. However, awake implies that one has become alive to something and is on the alert. a country always awake to the threat of invasion While in some cases nearly identical to alive, aware implies vigilance in observing or alertness in drawing inferences from what one experiences. aware of changes in climate While the synonyms cognizant and alive are close in meaning, cognizant implies having special or certain knowledge as from firsthand sources. not fully cognizant of the facts The words conscious and alive can be used in similar contexts, but conscious implies that one is focusing one's attention on something or is even preoccupied by it. conscious that my heart was pounding Although the words sensible and alive have much in common, sensible implies direct or intuitive perceiving especially of intangibles or of emotional states or qualities. sensible of a teacher's influence Phrases Containing alive eat alive eat alive
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alive

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