Synonyms of beings

beings

noun

plural of being

1

as in creatures

a member of the human race

no one has the right to enslave another being

Synonyms & Similar Words

• creatures
• lives
• men
• people
• guys
• things
• humans
• individuals
• souls
• birds
• bodies
• mortals
• human beings
• fish
• customers
• characters
• personages
• babies
• sorts
• eggs
• specimens
• devils
• ducks
• personalities
• parties
• scouts
• cookies
• faces
• wights
• bods
• fellows
• slobs
• stiffs
• sons of man
• heads
• humanoids
• selves
• neighbors
• hominids
• brothers
• fellowmen
• homos
• celebrities
• somebodies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animals
• beasts
• brutes
• critters
• beasties

2

as in entities

one that has a real and independent existence

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entities
• objects
• things
• substances
• realities
• individuals
• commodities
• existents
• individualities
• bodies
• subjects
• integers
• materials
• matters
• quantities
• stuff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonentities

3

as in essences

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

• essences
• substances
• natures
• souls
• manifestations
• spirits
• quiddities
• hearts
• essentialities
• stuff
• quintessences
• aspects
• attributes
• properties
• incarnations
• personifications
• centers
• cores
• features
• marrows
• kernels
• seats
• piths
• embodiments
• keynotes
• epitomes
• nubs
• gists
• alpha and omegas

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of beings

The universe pairs real-world figures with young protagonists, folklore and mythical beings drawn from across the continent, with the goal of introducing Asian stories to global audiences. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026

Harari and many proponents of the ethical view of affective sentientism want suffering to be the defining criterion that protects conscious beings from becoming second-class citizens to intelligent machines. — Andréa Morris, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Critics, lay and professional alike, apprehend and describe what’s happening on the page, stage, screen, and beyond, and what artists and other unreachable beings make of that, if anything, is their divine prerogative. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026

Because the hive-minded beings communicate telepathically, re-recording mixer Larry Benjamin explained that the world often becomes unnaturally quiet, forcing the sound team to rethink where tension and comedy originate. — Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

When it’s finally revealed that there are monstrous beings at work, there’s little justification of what their goals are. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

Half the magic of the experience is spotting the whimsical beings, which can reach up to about 20 feet tall. — Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026

Spreading this kind of malicious rhetoric directed at beings who can’t defend themselves is common on Gutfeld’s show. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026

Just look at the sleeve of XXXXX, the latest in her Giger-esque series of covers featuring cyborg-like beings, where her body is attached to what looks like some kind of tank or ship. — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026