LIVED Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

lived

verb

Definition of lived

past tense of live

as in resided

to have a home he lives next door to the hospital

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as in was

to have life Socrates was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece

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Recent Examples of lived In this area at that time, Protestant groups from Germany and the Netherlands — primarily Lutherans and Mennonites — lived alongside the predominantly Catholic Polish population. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 Caterham is the seventh of eight siblings, including one who lived to the age of 104, according to Guinness World Records. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026 After all, the billionaire founder lived a whirlwind of a career, turning down lucrative job offers and weathering professional rejection before ultimately launching one of the world’s biggest biotech companies. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026 From 1908 until his death in 1947, he was largely confined to the property’s main home under specialized psychiatric care, while Katherine lived elsewhere, diligently funding research to find a cure. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026 For years, Coventry had lived a charmed life in the top flight, pulling off a few dramatic escapes either side of a glorious FA Cup success in 1987. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Those who have lived under Republican dominance and now live in a state dominated by Democrats understand that, in both cases, the people are the ones who lose. — Yuripzy Morgan, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026 The victim lived about a half mile from the park where she was killed. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026 Knight lived, but Shakur was hit multiple times and would die in the hospital a week later. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

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In that sense, technology may not diminish the advisor's role so much as clarify where the most enduring sources of value have always resided.

— Alex Shahidi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The Royal Parks charity, which manages Richmond Park, where the incident took place over the weekend, warned that human behavior is endangering the lives of the deer who have resided there for centuries.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

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At that time, the Fire were known only as Portland WNBA, a placeholder for the eventual team name that would honor the city’s first WNBA team of the same name that existed from 2000 to 2002.

— Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Today, the situation that existed during the Renaissance has almost totally reversed itself.

— Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026