Synonyms of exists

exists

verb

present tense third-person singular of exist

as in is

to have life

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• is
• lives
• subsists
• breathes
• rules
• persists
• continues
• survives
• lasts
• endures
• keeps (on)
• flourishes
• leads
• abides
• thrives
• kicks
• runs on
• holds on
• holds up
• moves
• prospers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dies
• expires
• disappears
• departs
• vanishes
• perishes
• passes away
• ceases
• succumbs
• evaporates
• ends
• stops
• dies (down)
• subsides
• quits
• discontinues
• moderates
• wanes
• abates
• ebbs
• desists
• lets up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exists

The second appears to describe a correspondence between a prediction and reality, and this correspondence can only be properly established once the relevant reality exists and can be compared with the prediction. — Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

The case is not about whether postpartum psychosis exists, and not about the many other mothers who have struggled with postpartum psychosis. — Dr. Susan Hatters Friedman, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

Avoid connecting sensitive accounts simply because the option exists. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Those ideas say some people are superior to others, and the inequality that exists in the world around us reflects those innate differences, and inequality is a good thing, and a necessary thing, and the only real way to organize social life. — John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Success, Horwell believes, depends on respecting what already exists. — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026

With the logistics of its American business now anchored down, the founders are considering how the brand exists beyond the screen. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

This is a paradox that exists at the intersection of mental health, identity, and achievement. — Rachel Docekal, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026

The meeting exists because the system cannot observe the buying process directly. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026