Active
Active adjective - Having much high-spirited energy and movement.
Usage example: the fish are active today, but we still haven't caught anything
Phlegmatic is an antonym for active.
Phlegmatic
Both words in one sentence
- Inumuta is Phlegmatic, preferring to gather and study as much data as possible rather than take an active field role like the others.
- Humans originating on the Cherukhta continent and divided into three subspecies: mountain (thoughtful and harmonic), flatland (phlegmatic and passive) and seashore (active and full of temper) dwellers.
Source: Literature / Labyrinths of Echo
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Phlegmatic and Active. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/active/phlegmatic
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