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 The backstory Built in 1940, The Balfour has lived more than a few different chapters alongside Miami Beach itself. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026 The novel intensity of New York eventually began to fade, and MacLeod lived alone in Manhattan, barely leaving his apartment. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026 Davido has lived his entire adult life in public, and has weathered celebration, scrutiny, controversy, warranted criticism, deserved accolades, and unimaginable loss under a microscope. — Ivie Ani, VIBE.com, 30 July 2026 The nearly identical genomes suggest that the two people, who lived sometime between 1492 and 1631, were infected during the same outbreak or by the same strain that was circulating through the region at the time. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 30 July 2026 Also known as Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Noorani, Nund Rishi lived from about 1378 to 1440. — Peter Dziedzic, The Conversation, 30 July 2026 For decades, Lisa Randolph has lived without answers about the death of her brother, who was killed in Roxbury. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 30 July 2026 According to a probable cause affidavit reviewed by USA TODAY, deputies with the Porter County Sheriff's Office found Gregory Dolnics dead on July 26 while conducting a welfare check at the Valparaiso home where the two lived. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Jones said Velasquez and the victim were close friends and lived just a few miles apart. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lived

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In 2024, for example, the recall of former Mayor Sheng Thao was bankrolled almost exclusively by hundreds of thousands of dollars from hedge fund manager Philip Dreyfuss, who at the time resided in Piedmont.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
The Henrichsens were living in a house owned by his mother, who resided in Ohio.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of resided

Verb

There was a small bathroom with glass doors and a shower, a mini-bar, closet, desk, lounge chair and large doors that open onto the street.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Two Plössl eyepieces provided different magnifications, and there was also a red-dot finderscope and a manual equatorial mount with slow-motion cables.

— Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of was

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The thing is, the very same people so outraged over a logo change had likely forgotten Cracker Barrel existed.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Some of these sharks may have been alive when Galileo was still studying the night sky while other individuals may have already been swimming through Arctic waters before the United States even existed.

— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026