Active and On

Active

Active adjective - Being in effective operation.
Usage example: the abandoned factory had not been active for years

On and active are semantically related. In some cases you can use "On" instead an adjective "Active".

On

On adjective - Being in effective operation.
Usage example: please don't leave the sanding machine on if you're not going to be near it

Active and on are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Active" instead an adjective "On".
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On and Active. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/active/on
Active & On. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/active/on>.
On or Active. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/active/on.
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