Synonyms of being

being 1 of 3

adjective

as in breathing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• breathing
• existing
• existent
• living
• modern
• recent
• present
• contemporary
• newfangled
• up-to-date
• modernistic
• new
• mod
• ultramodern
• current
• extant
• ongoing
• space-age
• supermodern
• new-fashioned
• red-hot
• present-day
• instant
• immediate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• future
• coming
• over
• unborn
• terminated
• up
• through
• finished
• ended
• completed
• done
• old
• concluded
• obsolete
• past
• ancient
• former
• archaic
• dated
• antiquated
• out-of-date
• antique
• old-time
• old-fashioned
• outworn
• antediluvian
• erstwhile
• musty
• bygone
• ago
• passé
• fusty
• noncontemporary
• oldfangled

being

2 of 3

noun

ˈbē(-i)ŋ 

1

as in person

a member of the human race

no one has the right to enslave another being

Synonyms & Similar Words

• person
• life
• man
• guy
• creature
• thing
• individual
• human
• sort
• human being
• bird
• soul
• body
• customer
• fish
• party
• baby
• duck
• character
• specimen
• egg
• face
• mortal
• scout
• devil
• personage
• personality
• cookie
• cooky
• fellow
• stiff
• head
• bod
• slob
• wight
• son of man
• self
• somebody
• brother
• homo
• neighbor
• celebrity
• hominid
• humanoid
• fellowman

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animal
• beast
• brute
• critter
• beastie

2

as in object

one that has a real and independent existence

new parents are typically in awe at having created this separate being

Synonyms & Similar Words

• object
• entity
• reality
• substance
• something
• thing
• individual
• commodity
• subject
• existent
• body
• individuality
• matter
• material
• integer
• quantity
• stuff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonentity

3

as in essence

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 & Similar Words

• essence
• nature
• substance
• soul
• manifestation
• stuff
• heart
• name of the game
• core
• aspect
• essentiality
• property
• center
• quintessence
• spirit
• feature
• attribute
• incarnation
• personification
• quiddity
• marrow
• seat
• epitome
• keynote
• pith
• kernel
• embodiment
• gist
• alpha and omega
• nub

being

3 of 3

verb

present participle of be

1

as in living

to have life

stories that begin with the familiar line "once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• living
• existing
• ruling
• breathing
• surviving
• subsisting
• continuing
• flourishing
• kicking
• leading
• keeping (on)
• enduring
• lasting
• persisting
• abiding
• moving
• holding on
• running on
• thriving
• holding up
• prospering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dying
• departing
• succumbing
• expiring
• disappearing
• perishing
• vanishing
• evaporating
• passing away
• ending
• stopping
• ceasing
• quitting
• discontinuing
• dying (down)
• subsiding
• waning
• moderating
• ebbing
• abating
• desisting
• letting up

2

as in sitting

to occupy a place or location

we'll be there waiting for you

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sitting
• standing
• lying
• remaining
• residing
• waiting
• resting
• staying
• bearing
• awaiting
• overlooking
• posting
• commanding
• hanging around
• sticking around
• tarrying
• dwelling
• stationing

3

as in ranking

to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes

our school's football team is first in its division

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ranking
• placing
• standing
• rating
• grading
• seeding
• counting
• classifying
• separating
• grouping
• categorizing
• sorting
• installing
• classing
• setting
• codifying
• compartmentalizing
• instating

4

as in happening

to take place

the party is next Saturday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• happening
• coming
• occurring
• doing
• passing
• cooking
• coming down
• transpiring
• coming off
• going on
• coming about
• going down
• chancing
• befalling
• happing
• betiding
• rising
• developing
• coming to pass
• arising
• proceeding
• resulting
• materializing
• shaping (up)
• intervening
• following
• coming up
• breaking
• springing (up)
• cropping (up)
• falling out
• turning out
• going off

Examples of being in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Due to his medical condition, Farber granted the defense’s motion to hold Weinstein in Bellevue Hospital’s prison ward for the time being, rather than Rikers Island. —Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2024

Watch on Deadline The long-running British series, which premiered on the BBC in 1963, follows an extraterrestrial being known as the Doctor. —Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2024

For the time being, Matt Pryor is the lone backup with experience. —Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2024

Thankfully, this is all put to bed for the time being, and viewers are once again comforted by Disney and DirecTV’s infinite offerings, including the Emmy Awards, this Sunday, September 15 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. —Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2024

Phrases Containing being

• Supreme Being
• being (as or as how or that)
• for the time being
• human being