ACTIVELY Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

actively

adverb

as in diligently

in a manner involving great or constant activity he's been working actively toward the goal of opening his own restaurant

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Recent Examples of actively While half of Gen-Z use AI weekly, 48% of young working people now believe the risks of AI outweigh the benefits, and 44% of Gen-Z workers (subscription required) surveyed in one report admit to actively resisting their companies' AI efforts. — Michael Chavira, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Wildfires are actively burning across Texas due to hot and dry conditions. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Both the framework and GOLD EAGLE are actively being used to review frontier models as the technology advances, the White House has confirmed. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026 That installment filmed last year; season 12 is actively filming. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026 However, the companies responsible for the waste should also be able to actively contribute their expertise to the design of the system, especially given how innovative the German textile and fashion industry is. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 Maybe YouTube’s content rights prevent its implementation—for now at least—or maybe the team is actively working through the tech limitations. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Greece has been actively seeking the permanent return of the marbles since 1983. — News Desk, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Although current prototypes serve as early feasibility models, researchers are actively scaling the system’s cooling output by connecting multiple alloy films in parallel. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

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This person started out diligently highlighting and taking notes.

— Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
From 1908 until his death in 1947, he was largely confined to the property’s main home under specialized psychiatric care, while Katherine lived elsewhere, diligently funding research to find a cure.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of diligently

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That concision is evident in an almost brutally economical edit and in sharp, precise writing which provides narrative elements and deftly sketches character before moving busily on.

— Caspar Salmon, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
No wonder More had so many imitators, who set about busily redrawing their own maps of the world.

— Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026

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