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 Having lived long in an unusual place, Ruth provides a calm counterpoint to the frantic Tom. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 At the current house, artists have lived and worked in the same space. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026 While in the area, a visit to Wright’s own Oak Park home and studio offers the opportunity to see where many of these structures were designed and how the legendary architect himself lived. — River Davies, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2026 Much of the world lived under tyranny of one form or another. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026 Up to this point in the story, James Butler Hickok had already lived a life of adventure, not least of which included hand-to-hand combat with a bear. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026 Motorsports has lived close to danger for its entire history, and that reality has forced the industry to keep learning from incidents, evidence, engineering and regulation. — Erum Manzoor, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Eric lived there for nearly 20 years, and both Grant and Gounder were there for a time, too. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026 That obviously had a lot of consequences for the Native Americans who lived there. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lived

Verb

Interpol previously named the main bombing suspect as 39-year-old Anastasiia Berezovska, who was born in Ukraine and recently resided in Germany.

— Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
This means the exoplanet originally resided safely outside the red dwarf’s diameter.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 July 2026

Definition of resided

Verb

But since the first waves of Cuban migration, deep ideological differences have existed in the Miami Cuban community.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
But unlike the aforementioned EMO energy fund, abrdn’s CEF has largely existed in a healthcare bull market since inception in 2015—yet has failed to really stand out.

— Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026