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present tense third-person singular of be

Synonyms & Antonyms of is

1 to have life

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

Synonyms for is

breathes,
exists,
lives,
subsists

Words Related to is

abides,
continues,
endures,
holds on,
holds up,
keeps (on),
kicks,
lasts,
leads,
persists,
rules,
runs on,
survives

moves

flourishes,
prospers,
thrives

Near Antonyms for is

disappears,
evaporates,
vanishes

ceases,
desists,
discontinues,
ends,
quits,
stops

abates,
dies (down),
ebbs,
lets up,
moderates,
subsides,
wanes

Antonyms for is

departs,
dies,
expires,
passes away,
perishes,
succumbs

2 to occupy a place or location

we'll be there waiting for you

Synonyms for is

bears,
lies,
sits,
stands

Words Related to is

commands,
overlooks

hangs around,
remains,
rests,
stays,
sticks around,
tarries

awaits,
waits

posts,
stations

dwells,
resides

3 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 for is

grades,
places,
ranks,
rates,
stands

Words Related to is

seeds

counts

categorizes,
classes,
classifies,
codifies,
compartmentalizes,
groups,
separates,
sets,
sorts

installs,
instates

4 to take place

the party is next Saturday

Synonyms for is

befalls,
betides,
chances,
comes,
comes about,
comes down,
comes off,
cooks,
does,
goes down
[slang],
goes on,
happens,
haps,
occurs,
passes,
transpires

Words Related to is

breaks,
develops,
rises,
shapes (up)

arises,
comes up,
crops (up),
materializes,
springs (up)

intervenes

falls out,
follows,
results,
turns out

goes off,
proceeds

Phrases Synonymous with is

comes to pass

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