Select the most appropriate ANTONYM for the given word.
Idle

Active

The most appropriate antonym for the word idle is active.

• Idle means not working or being used; inactive.
• Active means working or being used; engaged in activity.

The other words do not have the same meaning as idle and are therefore not antonyms.

• Fallow means (of land) not being used for cultivation.
• Latent means existing but not yet active or manifest.
• Dormant means (of a plant or animal) temporarily inactive or in a state of suspended animation.