livelier

ADJECTIVE

energetic, active, busy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

animated bright buoyant bustling cheerful enjoyable entertaining festive frisky nimble peppy provocative refreshing spirited stimulating vigorous

WEAK

agile alert animate astir blithe blithesome bouncy brisk buzzing chipper chirpy complex dashing driving effervescent enterprising frolicsome full of pep gay go-go happy hyper industrious involved jocund jumping keen merry perky pert quick rousing snappy sparkling sprightly spry stirring vivacious zippy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic depressed down dull gloomy heavy inactive lethargic sad somber unhappy unpleasant

WEAK

dispirited lifeless sleepy

Example Sentences

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livelier

The party was a little livelier than your typical book launch: Heiser says it “featured a reading backed by an excellent jazz trio, ceramic noses, a scent-maker, mimes and speed therapy, among many other things.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

He’s tried livelier cruise lines, and nothing compares to a library stocked with first-edition books and the certainty that no children will be running down the halls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

It was livelier now, but it seemed certain that no one would get hired today.

From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026

But he said that the campaign in recent days had been "much livelier" than was usually the case at that stage.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2025

In April a livelier iris gleamed upon the burnished dove.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller