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alive adjective [ əˈlʌɪv ]

• (of a person, animal, or plant) living, not dead.
• "hopes of finding anyone still alive were fading"
Similar: living, live, having life, not dead, breathing, moving, vital, vigorous, flourishing, dynamic, energetic, functioning, animate, organic, biological, sentient, existing, existent, in the land of the living, among the living, alive and kicking, quick,
Opposite: dead, extinct, inanimate,
• alert and active; animated.
• "Ken comes alive when he hears his music played"
Similar: animated, lively, full of life, alert, active, energetic, vigorous, spry, sprightly, vital, vibrant, vivacious, buoyant, exuberant, ebullient, zestful, spirited, enthusiastic, eager, bouncy, bubbly, perky, sparkling, full of beans, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, bright and breezy, sparky, chirpy, chipper, peppy, full of vim and vigour, (still) going strong, peart,
Opposite: lethargic, lifeless,
• aware of and interested in; responsive to.
• "she was always alive to new ideas"
Similar: alert to, awake to, aware of, sensitive to, conscious of, mindful of, heedful of, watchful of, responsive to, familiar with, cognizant of, apprised of, sensible of, wise to, hip to,
Opposite: unaware, blind,
• swarming or teeming with.
• "in spring those cliffs are alive with auks and gulls"
Similar: teeming, swarming, thronged, overflowing, overrun, bristling, bustling, rife, infested, thick, crowded, packed, full of, abounding in, crawling, lousy, hopping, stuffed, jam-packed, chock-a-block, chock-full of, buzzing, jumping, heaving, hoaching, hotching, pullulating,
Origin: Old English on līfe, literally ‘in life’.

alive and kicking

• prevalent and very active.
"bigotry is still alive and kicking"

alive and well

• still existing or active (often used to deny rumours or beliefs that something has disappeared or declined).
"the sports car industry is alive and well"



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