Meanings
nounactive vocabulary (countable and uncountable, plural active vocabularies)
plural active vocabularies
- countableuncountableThe collection of words and phrases that someone commonly uses in speech and writing.
Joan's active vocabulary consists of over ten thousand words.
Synonyms: working vocabulary
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe collection of words and phrases that someone commonly uses in speech and writing.
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Chinese Mandarin 主動詞彙 /主动词汇
- 主動詞彙 /主动词汇 (zhǔdòng cíhuì)words and phrases that someone commonly uses
Dutch actieve woordenschat
- actieve woordenschatwords and phrases that someone commonly uses
Estonian aktiivne sõnavara
- aktiivne sõnavarawords and phrases that someone commonly uses
Finnish aktiivinen sanavarasto
- aktiivinen sanavarastowords and phrases that someone commonly uses
French vocabulaire actif
- vocabulaire actifwords and phrases that someone commonly uses
German aktiver Wortschatz
- aktiver Wortschatzwords and phrases that someone commonly uses
Polish słownik czynny
- słownik czynnywords and phrases that someone commonly uses
Portuguese vocabulário ativo
- vocabulário ativowords and phrases that someone commonly uses
Romanian vocabular activ
- vocabular activwords and phrases that someone commonly uses
Russian акти́вный слова́рный запа́с, акти́вная ле́ксика
- акти́вный слова́рный запа́с (aktívnyj slovárnyj zapás)words and phrases that someone commonly uses
- акти́вная ле́ксика (aktívnaja léksika)words and phrases that someone commonly uses
- акти́вный лексико́н (aktívnyj leksikón)words and phrases that someone commonly uses
- акти́вный слова́рь (aktívnyj slovárʹ)words and phrases that someone commonly uses
Ukrainian акти́вний словнико́вий запа́с, акти́вний словни́к
- акти́вний словнико́вий запа́с (aktývnyj slovnykóvyj zapás)words and phrases that someone commonly uses
- акти́вний словни́к (aktývnyj slovnýk)words and phrases that someone commonly uses
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APA
active vocabulary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/active%20vocabulary
MLA
“active vocabulary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/active%20vocabulary. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “active vocabulary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/active%20vocabulary.
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