Synonyms of dynamo

dynamo

noun

ˈdī-nə-ˌmō 

as in pistol

a very energetic person

a dynamo who barely needs to sleep, or so it seems

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pistol
• powerhouse
• fireball
• achiever
• live wire
• self-starter
• highflyer
• hustler
• go-getter
• doer
• go-ahead
• highflier
• enterpriser
• hummer
• comer
• bootstrapper
• dasher

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• idler
• loafer
• trifler
• dawdler
• slacker
• lounger
• slug
• shirker
• do-nothing
• slouch
• drone
• goldbrick
• deadbeat
• couch potato
• lazybones
• sluggard
• clock-watcher
• laggard
• layabout
• loiterer
• slowpoke
• lingerer
• slugabed
• stick-in-the-mud
• dallier

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dynamo

To complement that kind of on-ball dynamo, DeVries hauled in a cadre of bigger, versatile defenders from the transfer portal. —Jim Root, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025

Scientists do believe the Moon had a magnetic field billions of years ago that was roughly comparable in strength to Earth’s, generated by a now-extinct molten core dynamo. —Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025

The Tayler-Spruit dynamo mechanism is thought to convert the angular momentum of infalling plasma to magnetic fields within the neutron star. —Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2025

The dual-threat dynamo was one of the most coveted quarterbacks on the transfer market after producing 44 total touchdowns in his first season as a starter. —Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025