" animatedly "

1: in a quick and spirited manner;

  * e.g., " ... animatedly raced into the living room to open Christmas presents "

•  Synonyms : 

•  airily,

•  animately,

•  bouncily,

•  buoyantly,

•  gaily,

•  high-spiritedly,

•  livelily,

•  lively,

•  perkily,

•  pertly,

•  snappily,

•  sparkily,

•  spiritedly,

•  sprightly,

•  trippingly,

•  vivaciously

•  Antonyms : 

•  dully,

•  inanimately,

•  sluggishly,

•  tardily

1: having much high-spirited energy and movement;

  * e.g., " ... an animated group of girls loudly running down the hall "

•  Synonyms : 

•  active,

•  airy,

•  animate,

•  bouncing,

•  brisk,

•  energetic,

•  frisky,

•  gay,

•  jaunty,

•  jazzy,

•  kinetic,

•  lively,

•  mettlesome,

•  peppy,

•  perky,

•  pert,

•  pizzazzy,

•  racy,

•  snappy,

•  spanking,

•  sparky,

•  spirited,

•  sprightly,

•  springy,

•  vital,

•  vivacious,

•  zippy

•  Antonyms : 

•  dead,

•  inactive,

•  inanimate,

•  lackadaisical,

•  languid,

•  languishing,

•  languorous,

•  leaden,

•  lifeless,

•  limp,

•  listless,

•  spiritless,

•  vapid

2: marked by much life, movement, or activity;

  * e.g., " ... an animated marketplace full of vendors and holiday shoppers "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aboil,

•  abubble,

•  abuzz,

•  alive,

•  astir,

•  brisk,

•  bustling,

•  busy,

•  buzzing,

•  flourishing,

•  happening,

•  hopping,

•  humming,

•  kinetic,

•  lively,

•  rousing,

•  stirring,

•  thriving,

•  vibrant

•  Antonyms : 

•  asleep,

•  dead,

•  inactive,

•  lifeless,

•  sleepy