Synonyms of the word

astir

• adj. In motion; characterized by motion.

about

• prep. In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of.
• prep. Near; not far from; approximately; regarding time, size, quantity.
• prep. On the point or verge of.
• prep. On one's person; nearby the person.
• prep. Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro…
• prep. Concerned with; engaged in; intent on.
• prep. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect.
• prep. (figuratively) In or near, as in mental faculties or (literally) in possession of; in control of; at one's…
• prep. In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place.
• adv. Not distant; approximate.
• adv. In succession; one after another; in the course of events.
• adv. On the move; active; astir.
• adv. To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view.
• adv. (obsolete) Preparing; planning.
• adv. (archaic) In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference.
• adv. (chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) Going to; on the verge of; intending to.
• adj. Moving around; astir.
• adj. In existence; being in evidence; apparent;.
• adj. Normally active and capable.

active

• adj. Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed…
• adj. Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble.
• adj. In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; — opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct.
• adj. Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; — opposed to dull, sluggish,…
• adj. Requiring or implying action or exertion;—opposed to sedentary or to tranquil.
• adj. Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; — opposed to speculative or theoretical.
• adj. Brisk; lively.
• adj. Implying or producing rapid action.
• adj. (heading, grammar) About verbs.
• adj. (gay sexual slang) (of a homosexual man) enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than…
• n. A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.

awake

• adj. Not asleep; conscious.
• adj. (by extension) Alert, aware.
• v. (intransitive) To become conscious after having slept.
• v. (transitive) To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.
• v. (transitive) to excite or to stir up something latent.
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To rouse from a state of inaction or dormancy.
• v. (intransitive, figuratively) To come out of a state of inaction or dormancy.

up

• adv. Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
• adv. (intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state Thoroughly, completely.
• adv. To or from one's possession or consideration.
• adv. North.
• adv. To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.
• adv. (rail transport) Traditional term for the direction leading to the principal terminus, towards milepost…
• adv. (sailing) Against the wind or current.
• adv. (Cartesian graph) In a positive vertical direction.
• adv. (cricket) Relatively close to the batsman.
• adv. (hospitality, US) Without additional ice.
• adv. (Britain, academia) Towards Cambridge or Oxford.
• adv. To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from,…
• adv. To or in a state of completion; completely; wholly; quite.
• adv. Aside, so as not to be in use.
• prep. Toward the top of.
• prep. Toward the center, source, or main point of reference; toward the end at which something is attached.
• prep. Further along (in any direction).
• prep. From south to north of.
• prep. From the mouth towards the source (of a river or waterway).
• prep. (vulgar slang) Of a man: having sex with.
• prep. (colloquial) At (a given place, especially one imagined to be higher or more remote from a central location).
• adj. Awake.
• adj. Finished, to an end.
• adj. In a good mood.
• adj. Willing; ready.
• adj. Next in a sequence.
• adj. Happening; new.
• adj. Facing upwards; facing toward the top.
• adj. Larger, greater in quantity.
• adj. Standing.
• adj. On a higher level.
• adj. Available; made public.
• adj. (poker, postnominal) Said of the higher-ranking pair in a two pair.
• adj. Well-informed; current.
• adj. (computing) Functional; working.
• adj. (of a railway line or train) Traveling towards a major terminus.
• adj. Headed, or designated to go, upward, as an escalator, stairway, elevator etc.
• adj. (bar tending) Chilled and strained into a stemmed glass.
• adj. (slang) Erect.
• adj. (of the Sun or Moon) Above the horizon, in the sky (i.e. during daytime or night-time).
• adj. (slang, graffiti) well-known; renowned.
• n. (uncountable) The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.
• n. (countable) A positive thing.
• n. An upstairs room of a two story house.
• v. (transitive, colloquial) To increase or raise.
• v. (transitive, colloquial) To promote.
• v. (intransitive) To act suddenly, usually with another verb.
• v. (intransitive) To ascend; to climb up.