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alive
adjective
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How to pronounce alive:

Definition of alive:

alive (adjective):
living
possessing life.
having life not dead or inanimate

Synonyms for alive:

breathingliveactiveviableanimationthrivinganimatedlivelylifevital
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Antonyms for alive:

insensatemortifiedslaindeadlethargiclateperishedlostdispiritedquiet
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