Synonyms of activated

activated

verb

past tense of activate

as in triggered

to cause to function

the thermostat is set to activate the heating system only when the temperature drops below 65 degrees

Synonyms & Similar Words

• triggered
• sparked
• drove
• powered
• generated
• moved
• started
• fueled
• actuated
• ignited
• set off
• charged
• touched off
• provoked
• turned on
• pushed
• cranked (up)
• ran
• electrified
• fired
• reactivated
• stimulated
• switched
• launched
• released
• energized
• discharged
• turned over
• recharged
• tripped
• accelerated
• aroused
• kicked over
• excited
• stirred up
• incited
• catalyzed
• instigated
• vitalized
• quickened
• stepped up
• jump-started
• kick-started
• sped (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killed
• cut
• shut off
• stopped
• cut out
• checked
• turned off
• deactivated
• arrested
• stuck
• cut off
• halted
• jammed
• stalled
• drew up
• suppressed
• slowed
• repressed
• braked
• stunted
• decelerated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of activated

The heavy rainfall activated the desert’s biological material, known as germplasm — seeds, bulbs and tubers but also the eggs of various invertebrates and reptiles. — Nayara Batschke, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Officials said they will only be activated when a vehicle is traveling 11 miles or more over the speed limit. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

And can some of these biological instructions be activated in animals that normally regenerate poorly, including people? — Junsu Kang, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Right-hander Ryan Weathers was activated for the series after being sidelined with a flexor strain since August. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026

According to the complaint, ICE officers pursued Garces-Perez through commercial and residential areas with emergency lights and sirens activated. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Facilitators then break into the machine and install malicious software that can be remotely activated to bypass its security systems. — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

More than 120 National Guard members were activated, part of roughly 400 statewide after the governor issued an emergency proclamation. — Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

And in an fMRI study that tracked brain activity while people were playing Cyberball, researchers found that rejection activated the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex—a brain region also involved in processing physical pain. — George Loewenstein, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026