Synonyms of existed

existed

verb

past tense of exist

as in lived

to have life

strive to have a full, rich life rather than merely exist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lived
• was
• ruled
• breathed
• subsisted
• persisted
• survived
• flourished
• lasted
• continued
• endured
• kicked
• kept (on)
• held on
• led
• prospered
• thrived
• abided
• held up
• moved
• ran on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• died
• disappeared
• expired
• departed
• perished
• vanished
• passed away
• succumbed
• ceased
• evaporated
• ended
• stopped
• discontinued
• died (down)
• quit
• subsided
• waned
• abated
• moderated
• desisted
• ebbed
• let up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of existed

The thing is, the very same people so outraged over a logo change had likely forgotten Cracker Barrel existed. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

Some of these sharks may have been alive when Galileo was still studying the night sky while other individuals may have already been swimming through Arctic waters before the United States even existed. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

That the ambition existed at all underlines how the two most powerful bodies in world football are wrapped up in a forever war for the economic and political control of the global game. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 31 July 2026

However, if the judge doesn’t lean their way, LCDS argued that victims still can’t argue that the school knew the images existed or intentionally helped facilitate their spread, which the school thinks should be fatal. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

For centuries before modern LGBTQ+ rights movements emerged, the region recognized there were communities that existed outside biological designations of gender. — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026

But as OutKick has previously analyzed, those questions existed before his arrest. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

But his mother, Tomasa Álvarez Cárdenas, and his teachers and mentors encouraged him to pursue his education at a time when few opportunities existed for Mexican Americans in the US. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026

Clueless also existed in two other notable forms after the 1995 original. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026