alive

Meanings

• possessing life
  • "the happiest person alive"
  • "the nerve is alive"
  • "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"
  • "burned alive"
• (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit
  • "she was wonderfully alive for her age"
  • "a face alive with mischief"
• having life or vigor or spirit
• (followed by `to' or `of') aware of
  • "is alive to the moods of others"
• in operation
  • "keep hope alive"
  • "the tradition was still alive"
• mentally perceptive and responsive
  • "alive to what is going on"
• capable of erupting
  • "the volcano is very much alive"

Synonyms

active, alert, animated, awake, live