Antonyms of adj indolent

2 senses of indolent

Sense 1
faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy -- (disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy")

INDIRECT (VIA idle) -> busy -- (actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch")

Sense 2
indolent -- ((of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless; "an indolent ulcer"; "leprosy is an indolent infectious disease")

INDIRECT (VIA inactive) -> active -- (tending to become more severe or wider in scope; "active tuberculosis")

Similarity of adj indolent

2 senses of indolent

Sense 1
faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy -- (disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy")
       => idle (vs. busy) -- (not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind")

Sense 2
indolent -- ((of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless; "an indolent ulcer"; "leprosy is an indolent infectious disease")
       => inactive (vs. active) -- ((pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly)