animated

Spirited and moving

Animated describes something full of life, energy, or movement.

An animated conversation is lively and engaged; an animated person gestures expressively.

In film and media, animated means created through animation rather than live action: an animated series, animated films.

The verb animate means to bring to life or give motion to: Her enthusiasm animated the whole team.

lively

energetic

Having much vigor

peppy · perky · sprightly · exuberant · buoyant · effervescent · zippy · bouncy · chipper · frisky

cartoon

drawn

Rendered in lines

stop-motion · claymation · rotoscoped · rendered · Pixar · Disney · computer-generated · hand-drawn · 2D · 3D

cheerful

happy

Feeling pleasure or contentment

bright · beaming · radiant · smiling · gleeful · jolly · jovial · glad · laughing · glowing

expressive

gesticulating

Making expressive hand movements

emphatic · demonstrative · passionate · articulate · communicative · gesturing · eloquent · vivid · evocative · intense

Categories
Opposites
liveliness/energy

animatedlifeless

Devoid of animation

listless · lethargic · spiritless · sluggish · languid

life status

animatedinanimate

Not alive, never was

lifeless · dead · inert · still · motionless

production technique (film/media)

animatedlive-action

Filmed with real performers

live · filmed · nonanimated · real

Phrases
Family

animation, animate, animating, inanimate, animator, animates, animators, animatedly, reanimate

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G