/ Thesaurus / A Synonyms of activated Find synonyms for: Verb1. trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off, initiate, pioneerusage: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"2. activate, change, alter, modifyusage: make active or more active; "activate an old file"3. activate, change, alter, modifyusage: make more adsorptive; "activate a metal"4. activate, aerate, change, alter, modifyusage: aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter5. activate, change, alter, modifyusage: make (substances) radioactiveAdjective1. activated, treated (vs. untreated)usage: (of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition2. activated, excited, reactive (vs. unreactive)usage: (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive3. activated, active (vs. inactive)usage: rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive4. activated, active (vs. inactive)usage: (military) set up and placed on active assignment; "a newly activated unit"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reticent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language