Antonyms for alive
əˈlaɪvalive

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1. aliveadjective

   Antonyms:
   dead

2. aliveadjective

   Antonyms:
   dead

3. aliveadjective

   to keep the fire alive; to keep the affections alive.

   Antonyms:
   dead

4. aliveadjective

   The Boyne, for a quarter of a mile, was alive with muskets and green boughs. -- Thomas Babington Macaulay.

   Antonyms:
   dead

5. aliveadjective

   Antonyms:
   dead

6. aliveadjective

   Tremblingly alive to nature's laws. -- William Falconer.

   Antonyms:
   dead

7. aliveadjective

   Northumberland was the proudest man alive. --Edward Hyde Clarendon.

   Antonyms:
   dead

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. alive

   Alive applies to all degrees of life, from that which shows one to be barely existing or existent as a living thing, as when we say he is just alive, to that which implies the very utmost of vitality and power, as in the words "he is all alive," "thoroughly alive." So the word quick, which began by signifying "having life," is now mostly applied to energy of life as shown in swiftness of action. Breathing is capable of like contrast. We say of a dying man, he is still breathing; or we speak of a breathing statue, or "breathing and sounding, beauteous battle," Tennyson Princess can. v, l. 155, where it means having, or seeming to have, full and vigorous breath, abundant life. Compare ACTIVE; ALERT; NIMBLE.

   Antonyms:
   dead, deceased, defunct, dispirited, dull, inanimate, lifeless, spiritless

   Synonyms:
   active, alert, animate, animated, breathing, brisk, existent, existing, live, lively, living, quick, subsisting, vivacious

   Preposition:
   Alive in every nerve; alive to every noble impulse; alive with fervor, hope, resolve; alive through all his being.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. alive

   Antonyms:
   dead, departed, cold, lifeless, defunct, inanimate, dispirited, du

   Synonyms:
   quick, living, breathing, warm, lively, vivacious, alert, existing, existent, safe, subsisting, active, brisk, animated

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.3 / 3 votes

1. alive(p), liveadjective

   possessing life

   "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary"

   Antonyms:
   insensitive, incognizant, extinct, dull, unaware, nonexistent

2. alive(p)adjective

   (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit

   "she was wonderfully alive for her age"; "a face alive with mischief"

   Antonyms:
   extinct, nonexistent, insensitive, unaware, dull, incognizant

3. animated, aliveadjective

   having life or vigor or spirit

   "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"

   Antonyms:
   dull, unaware, extinct, incognizant, insensitive, nonexistent

   Synonyms:
   active, awake(p), alert, alive(p), live, animated

4. alive(p)adjective

   (followed by `to' or `of') aware of

   "is alive to the moods of others"

   Antonyms:
   incognizant, nonexistent, insensitive, unaware, dull, extinct

5. active, alive(p)adjective

   in operation

   "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition"

   Antonyms:
   unaware, nonexistent, dull, extinct, insensitive, incognizant

6. alert, alive(p), awake(p)adjective

   mentally perceptive and responsive;"an alert mind"

   "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament"

   Antonyms:
   insensitive, extinct, nonexistent, incognizant, unaware, dull

7. alive, liveadjective

   capable of erupting

   "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive"

   Antonyms:
   extinct, nonexistent, dull, unaware, incognizant, insensitive

   Synonyms:
   alive(p), active, live(a), bouncy, springy, unrecorded, animated, hot, live, lively, awake(p), alert, resilient

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aliveadjective

   Synonyms:
   living, quick, animated, instinct

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ALIVE

   Synonyms:
   AIDS Linked to Intravenous Experience, AIDS Linked to IV Drug Use Cardiology (1) Azimilide Postinfarct Survival Evaluation (double check acronym) (2) Adenosine Lidocaine Infarct Zone Viability Enhancement A

How to use alive in a sentence?

1. Gaston Bachelard:

   To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful, ready always to apprehend in the flow of language the sudden flash of poetry.

2. Stuart Mitchell:

   Having everything in life is having nothing!  But being alive is having the dream of everything and the prospect of nothing. . 

3. Rupert Goold:

   We believe that the work we present must be alive and resonant, as far away as possible from being dusty cultural heritage.

4. Detective Matt Lang:

   Social media and a lot of interest, not only in Joyland but the clown in particular, kind of kept it alive.

5. Shingo Sakai:

   We have to keep our dining quality, and at the same time we need to keep our reputation by following the government order, i have to think about cutting costs to keep the company alive. Theres no place to cut costs because I did that for the last six months. Theres no room for that.

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