All on the ball synonyms
on the ball
O o adj on the ball
- aok β Alternative spelling of A-okay.
- adroit β Someone who is adroit is quick and skilful in their thoughts, behaviour, or actions.
- competent β Someone who is competent is efficient and effective.
- goodish β rather good; fairly good.
- all ears β If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen.
- attentive β If you are attentive, you are paying close attention to what is being said or done.
- correct β If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
- all there β having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
- fireball β Sir Charles George Douglas, 1860β1943, Canadian poet and novelist.
- know all the answers β be opinionated
- adept β Someone who is adept at something can do it skilfully.
- hep β hip4 .
- professional β following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- in the swim β to move in water by movements of the limbs, fins, tail, etc.
- bright eyed and bushy tailed β having bright eyes.
- hepper β hip4 .
- intentive β Paying attention; attentive, heedful.
- astute β If you describe someone as astute, you think they show an understanding of behaviour and situations, and are skilful at using this knowledge to their own advantage.
- alive to β fully aware of; perceiving
- battle-scarred β adversely affected from the experience of battle, or some other traumatic experience
- eggheaded β of or befitting an egghead.
- copacetic β very good; excellent; completely satisfactory
- know one's stuff β If you say that someone knows their stuff, you mean that they are good at doing something because they know a lot about it.
- fairish β moderately good, large, or well: a fairish income.
- been around β in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.
- advertent β paying attention; heedful
- long-haired β Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
- mindful β attentive, aware, or careful (usually followed by of): mindful of one's responsibilities.
- effective β adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result: effective teaching methods; effective steps toward peace.
- know the score β understand the situation
- bright-eyed and bushy-tailed β keen, confident, and alert
- hunky-dory β about as well as one could wish or expect; satisfactory; fine; OK.
- acceptable β Acceptable activities and situations are those that most people approve of or consider to be normal.
- capable β If a person or thing is capable of doing something, they have the ability to do it.
- hotshot β highly successful and aggressive: a hotshot lawyer; a hotshot account exec.
- a-ok β in perfect working order; excellent
adverb on the ball
adjective on the ball
- enrapt β Fascinated; enthralled.
- quick β done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- glued β Simple past tense and past participle of glue.
- jazzed β music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality.
- knowledgeable β possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- clever β Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well.
- observant β quick to notice or perceive; alert.
- ok β all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control: Things are OK at the moment.
- observative β Observant; watchful.
- alert β If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.