ACTIVENESS Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

activeness

noun

as in liveliness

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Noun

At one time, there was a focus on balancing cleanliness and liveliness in a puzzle.

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2026
For all the liveliness and color of McBride’s dialogue, some of his narration can be flat.

— T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of liveliness

Noun

Whether this works will depend on its agility and willingness of brands to adapt to a market that’s completely changed in the past decade.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
The failure was bad news for scientists who rely on data from Swift, which has unique capabilities combining sensitivity to gamma rays, X-rays, and visible light with the agility to quickly turn toward astronomical targets.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of agility

Noun

Officers with the Plainville Police Department learned of the fall the next day when someone called authorities for a well-being check on Flagge, the warrant affidavit said.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
But even in the consumer technology sphere, other digital surveillance devices pose similar threats to the privacy and well-being of users, especially for women.

— Sparkle Rainey Tribune News Service, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of well-being

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