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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Relevance

as in was

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

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Recent Examples of lived Pettit was a volunteer, non-sworn reserve deputy for Mille Lacs County, and had also worked at a group home where children lived. — CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026 Twenty-month-old female mice that were given daily semaglutide injections ate about a quarter less than control mice and lived almost 100 days longer. — Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2026 Rufino lived at an apartment about two miles north of the crash scene, court records show. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2026 Hoogstraten said the Potawatomi lived along Lake Michigan in northeast Lake County and North Shore suburbs for thousands of years before people of European descent arrived in the area. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026 Her itineraries retrace the story of the Sunday Island Mission, where her own family lived and led. — Liam Freeman, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026 Gil would wait until the kids who lived a bit farther down the road walked by and then rush out to shelter among them. — John Anglim, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026 Lees lived up the road from the Joyces and no one from either family ever passed by the other’s house without stopping in with news. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026 There wasn’t going to be any connection with Bonnie and the girl who lived there. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lived

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One of the photos showed a naked girl in a room that appears to be part of a motel chain in the Philippines, where Markle previously resided for some time.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026
Shooting in big sky country felt like home for Russell, who’s resided in Colorado for the past several decades.

— Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of resided

Verb

But the Benton case revealed that the same toxic climate of harassment that existed under Madigan had persisted under Welch, with politics taking priority over compassion for victims.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Gossip has existed as a social practice for centuries, but the word itself took on a more negative connotation around the 16th century, when it became increasingly associated with women spreading rumors.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026