alive

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. living (See life); quickwitted, alert, brisk, spry; susceptible. See intelligence, activity, sensibility. Ant., dead, lifeless.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Having life]

Syn. living, live, animate, animated, breathing, existing, existent, subsisting, vital, not dead, mortal, organic, extant, viable, growing, inspirited, in existence, quick, having life, vivified, conscious, alive and kicking*, above ground*, among the living*, this side of the grave*, with us*, in the flesh*.

Ant. dead*, lifeless, inanimate.

2. [Alert]

Syn. quick, sharp, ready; see active 2 .

3. [Active]

Syn. swarming, bustling, stirring, lively; see active 1 , 2 .

Syn.- alive and living , the former usually a predicate adjective, are the simple, basic terms for organisms having life at the time of reference, alive figuratively connoting full force or vigor [ prejudices kept alive by ignorance ] and living , continued existence or activity; animate , opposed to inanimate , is applied to living organisms as distinguished from lifeless ones or inorganic objects; animated , in this connection, is applied to inanimate things to which life or, in extended use, motion has been imparted [animated cartoons ] ; vital , in this connection, is applied to that which is essential to organic life [vital functions ] or to the energy, force, etc. manifested by living things

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

1. living vital, animate, existing, *alive and kicking, organic.

2. lively alert, vigorous, vivacious, animated, spirited, bubbly, energetic, vibrant, bustling.

ANT.: 1. dead, inanimate, nonfunctioning. 2. sluggish, lethargic, slothlike

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Having existence or life: around, existent, existing, extant, living. See LIVE. 2. Marked by or exhibiting life: animate, animated, live2, living, vital. See LIVE. 3. In action or full operation: active, functioning, going, operating, operative, running, working. See ACTION, AWARENESS. 4. Full of animation and activity: replete, rife. See BIG, RICH. 5. Marked by comprehension, cognizance, and perception: awake, aware, cognizant, sensible, sentient, wise1. Slang: hip. Idiom: on to. See KNOWLEDGE.