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Dec 1, 2009
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Synonyms for animated

Verb

1. inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt, stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
usage: heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"
2. animize, animise, animate, change, alter, modify
usage: give life-like qualities to; "animated cartoons"
3. enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate, animate, stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up
usage: make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"
4. animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify, stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up
usage: give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"

Adjective

1. animated (vs. unanimated), alive, enlivened, spirited, full of life, lively, vital, reanimated, revived
usage: having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"
2. animated, moving (vs. still)
usage: made to appear to move as living creatures do; "an animated cartoon"; "animated puppets"
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