Antonyms for dormant

Antonyms for (adj) dormant

Main entry: inactive, dormant

Definition: (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct

Usage: a dormant volcano

Antonyms: active

Definition: (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt


Main entry: dormant, abeyant

Definition: inactive but capable of becoming active

Usage: her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened

Antonyms: active

Definition: characterized by energetic activity


Antonyms: active

Definition: engaged in full-time work


Antonyms: active

Definition: full of activity or engaged in continuous activity


Antonyms: active

Definition: tending to become more severe or wider in scope


Antonyms: active

Definition: exerting influence or producing a change or effect


Main entry: torpid, dormant, hibernating

Definition: in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

Usage: dormant buds; a hibernating bear; torpid frogs

Antonyms: awake

Definition: not in a state of sleep; completely conscious


Main entry: dormant, sleeping

Definition: lying with head on paws as if sleeping

Antonyms: erect, upright, vertical

Definition: upright in position or posture


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