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

That shared belief in individuality and living ‘Off the Wall’ has made our collaboration so meaningful over the years. — Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

The definition of a living memorial is that each person who goes in can find something—as if that detail, that story, was waiting for them in their lives. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 9 Sep. 2026

Adjective

But getting together in real life will be a big piece of it, through big events, members lounges, and even live tapings of episodes like The Weeknight, which will also be heading to Texas. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Through this, authorities have improved response times to sudden events such as blockages, signal failures or crowding without compromising live operations. — Miroslav Katsarov, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing live

• live up to
• live wire
• live with