📖 Definitions of "Energetic"
adjective
- 1
Possessing or pertaining to energy.
"Cosmic rays are energetic particles from outer space."
- 2
Characterised by force or vigour; full of energy; lively, vigorous.
"Those kids are so energetic: they want to run around playing all day."
- 3
Having powerful effects; efficacious, potent.
🔄 Synonyms of "Energetic"
21 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| vigorous | Physically strong and active. |
| briskverb | Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action. |
| activenoun | Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives. |
| industrious | Hard-working and persistent. |
| strenuous | (of a task) Requiring great exertion; very laborious. |
| rattlingnoun | rattle (a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another) |
| enterprisingnoun | Very able and ingenious in business dealings or social advancement. |
| merrynoun | Jolly and full of high spirits; happy. |
| cantynoun | lively; cheerful; merry; brisk |
| physicalnoun | Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind; tangible, concrete; real. Having to do with the material world. |
| snappy | (informal) Rapid and without delay. |
| tireless | Indefatigable, untiring and not yielding to fatigue |
| spankingnoun | (uncountable) A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks. |
| unflagging | Never tiring or lacking energy; without rest; without slowing. |
| gumptious | (colloquial) Having gumption. |
| drivingnoun | The action of the verb to drive in any sense. |
| up-and-coming | (idiomatic) Emerging; aspiring; beginning to attract attention or critical acclaim. |
| zippy | (informal) Energetic and lively. |
| unwearying | Untiring; not becoming tired. |
| indefatigablenoun | Extremely persistent and untiring. |
| livelynoun | Full of life; energetic, vivacious. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Energetic"
Words with the opposite meaning.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Energetic"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| rattling | Lively, quick (speech, pace). |
| brisk | Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action. |
| lively | Full of life; energetic, vivacious. |
| zippy | (informal) Energetic and lively. |
| vigorous | Physically strong and active. |
| canty | lively; cheerful; merry; brisk |
| strenuous | (of a task) Requiring great exertion; very laborious. |
| merry | Jolly and full of high spirits; happy. |
| gumptious | (colloquial) Having gumption. |
| industrious | Hard-working and persistent. |
| enterprising | Very able and ingenious in business dealings or social advancement. |
| snappy | (informal) Rapid and without delay. |
| up-and-coming | (idiomatic) Emerging; aspiring; beginning to attract attention or critical acclaim. |
| spanking | Fast and energetic. |
| active | Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives. |
| indefatigable | Extremely persistent and untiring. |
| tireless | Indefatigable, untiring and not yielding to fatigue |
| unflagging | Never tiring or lacking energy; without rest; without slowing. |
| unwearying | Untiring; not becoming tired. |
| physical | Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind; tangible, concrete; real. Having to do with the material world. |
⚡ Words Strongly Associated with "Energetic"
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🎨 Adjectives for "Energetic"
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