Antonyms for animated


Grammar : Adj
Spell : an-uh-mey-tid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæn əˌmeɪ tɪd


Definition of animated

Origin :
  • 1530s, "alive," past participle adjective from animate (v.). Meaning "mentally excited" is from 1530s; "full of activity" from 1580s. The "moving pictures" sense is attested from 1895; of cartoons from 1897. Related: Animatedly.
  • adj lively
Example sentences :
  • The Redistribution Bill was carried, January, 1885, after animated debate.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • But Camilla's letter had, as we have seen, raised his courage and animated his heart.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • The proceedings began with some animated discussion, all tending one way.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • What is the mean temperature, Mr. Clawbonny, of animated beings?
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • For a time our coffee made us chatty, and our conversation was animated.
  • Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
  • But try as he would he could not get drowsy, on the contrary he felt wide awake and animated.
  • Extract from : « Master and Man » by Leo Tolstoy
  • We are all animated by the same spirit, all intent upon the same end.
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
  • She was so animated, so joyous, so radiant with youth, health and beauty.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 » by Various
  • Surely there were voices in animated discussion in the vestibule!
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • His ward would have looked like an animated crazy quilt if he had had his way.
  • Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for animated

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