1. Tending to become more severe or wider in scope
   "active tuberculosis" 
2. Engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
   "on active duty"
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1. Chemical agent capable of activity
   - active agent 
2. 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"
   - active voice 
3. A person who is a participating member of an organization
   "the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees"

Derived forms: actives

See also: about, acrobatic, activated, actively, activeness, activist, activistic, activity, agile, alive, astir, athletic, brisk, bustling, busy, counteractive, energetic, eruptive, existent, existing, going, gymnastic, hands-on, hot, hyper, hyperactive, involved, live, lively, nimble, on the go, open, operational, overactive, proactive, progressive, quick, sporty, springy, spry, surface-active

Type of: chemical agent, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul, voice

Antonym: dormant, extinct, inactive, passive, quiet, stative

Encyclopedia: Active

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