COEXISTING Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

coexisting 1 of 2

adjective

as in concurrent

existing or occurring at the same period of time coexisting but widely separated cultures that had no knowledge of one another

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as in attending

present at the same time and place coexisting beliefs

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coexisting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of coexist

as in accompanying

to occur or exist at the same time two nations that should be able to coexist without conflict

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Recent Examples of coexisting

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Rather than coexisting, the electrical and magnetic states actively push against each other. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026 The one worth asking is whether your payments stack can absorb whichever rail ends up mattering, or, more realistically, whichever three of the four end up coexisting without forcing a rebuild six months later. — Dimitri Akhrin, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Gauna hopes his videos help educate people about the importance of coexisting with sharks. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Maybe all the different Groves from every stage and season of life are back there, talking to each other somehow, coexisting outside the gravity of linear time. — Wright Thompson, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026 Silence is palpable in the portraits of the men, photographs that show hardship coexisting with resilience, that quiver with pathos but do not collapse. — Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026 New ways of coexisting Humans have very good reasons to be concerned about potentially harmful species. — Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026 Suno’s Brody sees the hobbyists and musicians as coexisting. — Nathan Brackett, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026 The group recommends using Bearwise, an organization created by biologists across the country to universalize the advice people are given about coexisting with bears. — Eva Flowe may 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coexisting

Adjective

He was sentenced to concurrent life terms in federal prison on six charges, nearly 12 years on a firearm conspiracy charge and 10 years on an obstruction of justice charge.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026
This provides concurrent playback of up to 33 streams of 8K ProRes 422 video at 30fps.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of concurrent

Adjective

The episode coincided with the NFT market’s colonization of cultural assets and collectibles and the rise of its accompanying online culture.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
In an accompanying commentary, researchers suggest that nature serves best as a versatile library of individual biological mechanisms rather than an exact blueprint.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of accompanying

Verb

Black officers constitute less than 9% of the force, coinciding with a decline in the city’s Black population.

— Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Another standalone film, the Ryan Gosling-starring Starfighter, is due out in May 2027, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of A New Hope.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of coinciding

Adjective

The rideshare mission, known as Transporter-18, carried 130 payloads into a polar Sun-synchronous orbit.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
Amanda Kocon, Edmentum's chief strategy and operating officer, said the interface looks like an online college course where students work through activities and videos, with options for synchronous instruction through video calls and office hours.

— Lucy Tobier, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of synchronous

Adjective

All share a similar ineffable sweetbitterness and its attendant experiences.

— Tamar Adler, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
The incomplete updates leave the city’s taxpayers with less information than promised on matters such as who is winning business — and the attendant jobs and profits — from contracts that soared to $687 million in value last year.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of attendant

Verb

To maintain responsiveness, DLSS 3 was paired with NVIDIA Reflex, which reduces system latency by synchronizing CPU and GPU workloads, ensuring that the higher frame rates do not come at the cost of input lag.

— Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026
One of the more demanding environments involved the Integrated Data Submission (IDS) platform, responsible for synchronizing school calendar information with transportation routing systems supporting students with disabilities.

— William Jones, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of synchronizing

Adjective

But appropriate counseling depends on the precise diagnosis, gestational age, associated abnormalities, prognosis and maternal circumstances.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Wildfires California created first-in-the-nation standards to test and remediate homes damaged by wildfire smoke and to require insurance companies to pay for associated costs.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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