1. Possessing life
   "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive";
   - live
    
2. Having life, vigour or spirit
   "an alive and expressive face";
   - animated
    
3. (followed by ‘to’ or ‘of’) aware of
   "is alive to the moods of others"
    
4. Mentally perceptive and responsive
   "alive to what is going on";
   - alert, awake, on the ball
    
5. Continuing to exist, function, or operate
   "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive";
   - active
    
6. Capable of erupting
   "the volcano is very much alive";
   - live

See also: active, aliveness, animate, animation, aware, cognisant [Brit], cognizant, enlivened, existent, existing, full of life, life, liveborn, lively, living, reanimated, revived, sensitive, viable, vital, vitality

Antonym: dead, unanimated

Encyclopedia: Alive, 1990