Active and Deceased

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Active

Active adjective - Being in effective operation.
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Deceased is an antonym for active.
Nearby Words: action, activity, activate, acting, activated

Deceased

Deceased adjective - No longer living.
Usage example: the recently deceased tenant was found by a concerned neighbor
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Active is an antonym for deceased.
Nearby Words: decease, deceasing
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  • Gothic Horror aka: Gothic Literature For an in-depth look go to Violet Books (unfortunately deceased, but resurrected — appropriately enough) and the still-active Gaslight Reading & Discussion Site.
    Source: Gothic Horror aka: Gothic Literature
  • Being a 00 agent requires it, in some ways, as one has to kill in cold blood; that is, without the deceased having been any direct, active threat to the agent.
    Source: Sociopathic Hero
  • Royals Who Actually Do Something His deceased wife Queen Otohime stopped a thief by slapping him several times and was very active in trying to promote peace between mermen and humans while making time to be a caring mother of four, a school teacher, and a rescue worker.
    Source: Royals Who Actually Do Something
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