Synonyms of live

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verb

ˈliv 

1

as in to reside

to have a home

he lives next door to the hospital

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reside
• dwell
• stay
• abide
• inhabit
• occupy
• people
• haunt
• visit
• hang (at)
• settle
• lodge
• rent
• cohabit
• tenant
• frequent
• populate
• lease
• sublet

2

as in to be

to have life

Socrates was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece

Synonyms & Similar Words

• be
• exist
• breathe
• rule
• subsist
• survive
• continue
• flourish
• persist
• endure
• last
• keep (on)
• abide
• kick
• run on
• hold on
• lead
• thrive
• move
• prosper
• hold up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• die
• perish
• depart
• expire
• disappear
• pass away
• succumb
• stop
• vanish
• end
• evaporate
• cease
• die (down)
• quit
• discontinue
• moderate
• abate
• subside
• desist
• let up
• ebb
• wane

live

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adjective

ˈlīv 

1

as in operating

being in effective operation

didn't realize that the microphone was live and proceeded to make some rather indiscreet comments

Synonyms & Similar Words

• operating
• operational
• operative
• going
• functioning
• running
• on
• working
• active
• living
• in force
• alive
• operable
• functional
• in commission
• on line
• viable
• in gear
• effective
• producing
• performing
• useful
• employable
• serving
• flourishing
• usable
• effectual
• workable
• productive
• busy
• thriving
• dynamic
• humming
• yielding
• bustling
• astir
• roaring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dead
• broken
• inactive
• inoperative
• nonfunctioning
• nonfunctional
• useless
• nonoperative
• ineffective
• nonactivated
• ineffectual
• nonoperational
• arrested
• nonoperating
• decommissioned
• fallow
• idle
• unusable
• kaput
• deactivated
• unworkable
• lifeless
• dormant
• quiescent
• inert
• sleepy
• inoperable
• asleep
• unproductive
• latent
• nonproductive
• vegetating
• stagnating

2

as in breathing

having or showing life

there is a tank of live lobsters sitting at the front of the restaurant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• breathing
• alive
• living
• animate
• active
• lively
• quick
• animated
• thriving
• dynamic
• surviving
• vibrant
• existing
• current
• going
• vivacious
• prevailing
• extant
• existent
• vigorous
• vital
• resurrected

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dead
• cold
• dying
• deceased
• departed
• inanimate
• expired
• lifeless
• breathless
• asleep
• defunct
• nonliving
• fading
• moribund
• gone
• stillborn
• resting
• absent
• extinct
• terminated
• ghostly
• vanished
• wiped out
• lost
• finished
• nonexistent
• fallen
• ghostlike
• barren
• desert
• lapsed
• reposing
• zombielike
• perished
• ghosty

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of live

Verb

Across Georgia, likely women voters named the cost of living as the single most important issue facing the state heading into the midterm elections, according to the latest AJC poll, Sophia Eppley reports. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Protests over soaring living costs have led to widespread rioting and looting that have drawn worldwide attention and shocked many French citizens. — Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Adjective

With this plan, live agents are on standby 24/7 and will contact emergency services in the event of a break-in or fire. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026

Bajaria was a far bigger shock, given her long tenure and her success expanding the streamer’s global footprint and live events business. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing live

• live up to
• live wire
• live with