alive

Definition

Examples

The old shop has stayed alive thanks to loyal local customers.

Word Family

Synonyms

• livingthe experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
• activechemical agent capable of activity
• vibrantvigorous and animated

Collocations

• Easy keep the flowers alive
  to continue or maintain in a specified condition regarding the flowers alive
• Medium keep the debate alive
  to continue or maintain in a specified condition regarding the debate alive
• Hard come alive with vibrant discussions
  to come alive with vibrant discussions, meaning to move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
• Very Hard keenly alive to looming systemic perils
  describing keenly alive to looming systemic perils (in a keen and discriminating manner)