dynamic

Full of energy and good at taking action and getting things done.

• She is a dynamic leader.
• We need someone dynamic to lead the team.
• His dynamic personality helped him win support.

Similar words: energetic, active, vigorous

Opposites: lethargic, passive

Common phrases: dynamic leader, dynamic personality, dynamic team, dynamic speaker

Changing and developing, often quickly, rather than staying the same.

• Language is dynamic.
• We work in a dynamic business environment.
• The model shows how this dynamic system changes over time.

Similar words: changing, evolving

Opposites: static

Common phrases: dynamic process, dynamic environment, dynamic system

Decided or changed while a computer program is running, rather than fixed before it starts.

• This language supports dynamic typing.
• Dynamic memory allocation happens while the program runs.
• We replaced the fixed values with dynamic ones.

Opposites: static

Common phrases: dynamic allocation, dynamic typing, dynamic binding

Related to movement and the forces acting on something while it moves.

• The bridge must withstand dynamic loads.
• We measured the dynamic forces acting on the wheel.
• Dynamic tests showed how the frame behaved during movement.

Opposites: static

Common phrases: dynamic load, dynamic test, dynamic forces

Describing a verb that expresses an action or process rather than a state.

• Run is a dynamic verb.
• Dynamic verbs can often appear in continuous tenses.
• The teacher explained the difference between dynamic and stative meanings.

Similar words: nonstative

Opposites: stative

Common phrases: dynamic verb, dynamic meaning, dynamic use

The way people or things affect each other and shape how a group or situation works.

• There's a new dynamic in the team.
• Her arrival changed the family dynamics.
• Do you understand the dynamics of their relationship?

How to use it: the dynamic between A and B (The dynamic between the two sisters changed after the move.); the dynamics of something (We studied the dynamics of small teams.)

Similar words: interplay

Common phrases: group dynamics, family dynamics, a different dynamic

The study of movement and the forces that cause it, usually called dynamics.

• She studies fluid dynamics.
• The course covers the dynamics of moving particles.
• They used equations from dynamics to predict the vehicle's motion.

Opposites: statics

Common phrases: fluid dynamics, study dynamics, classical dynamics

The way people behave with each other and affect each other.

• The new manager changed the team dynamic.
• Their family dynamic became calmer after the move.
• What is the dynamic between you and your sister?

How to use it: dynamic between A and B (There is a friendly dynamic between the two teams.)

Similar words: interaction

Common phrases: family dynamic, group dynamic, dynamic between people