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being

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of being

1 a member of the human race
  • No one has the right to enslave another being.
Synonyms of being

bird, body, character, creature, customer, devil, duck, egg, face, fish, guy, head, human, human being, individual, life, man, mortal, party, person, personage, scout, sort, soul, specimen, stiff, thing, wight
Words Related to being

hominid, humanoid

brother, fellow, fellowman, neighbor

celebrity, personality, self, somebody
Phrases Synonymous with being

son of man
Near Antonyms of being

animal, beast, beastie, brute, critter
2 one that has a real and independent existence
  • New parents are typically in awe at having created this separate being.
Synonyms of being

commodity, entity, existent, individual, individuality, integer, object, reality, something, substance, thing
Words Related to being

body, subject

material, matter, quantity, stuff
Near Antonyms of being

nonentity
3 the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is
  • Music is such a large part of her being that she could never give up performing.
Synonyms of being

essence, essentiality, nature, quintessence, soul, stuff, substance
Words Related to being

heart, spirit

center, core, keynote, marrow, pith, seat

embodiment, epitome, incarnation, manifestation, personification

aspect, attribute, feature, property

gist, kernel, nub
Phrases Synonymous with being

name of the game

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