LIVE WIRE Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

live wire

noun

Definition of live wire

as in pistol

a very energetic person the babysitter will have her hands full with those two little live wires

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as in powerhouse

an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired that new reporter on the police beat is a real live wire

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Recent Examples of live wire Response efforts were slowed as debris blocked roads and live wires created hazardous conditions. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 July 2026 Trees and branches were taken out, and live wires went down. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 My daughter has been a live wire since she was born. — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 7 May 2026 One of the brothers used a carbon-fibre pole while attempting to get the bird down and touched the live wires on the power line, killing him instantly. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for live wire

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Noun

Officers found camouflage clothing, a pistol and a radio elsewhere in the room.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Utah lawmakers chose the Browning M1911 pistol, which was designed by a Utah native.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of pistol

Noun

After smashing sales records at industry powerhouse Douglas Elliman, the brothers started their own firm.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
His older sister, Sofia, starred for ACC in basketball and is now a sophomore guard at NCAA Division III powerhouse New York University.

— Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of powerhouse

Noun

And, not surprisingly, Coach Mike, the butterfly dynamo, gets the last word.

— Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Kantserov is a bona fide star on the rise, the KHL’s leading scorer at just 22 years old, a 5-foot-9 dynamo of skill and strength and enthusiasm.

— Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of dynamo

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