Synonyms of lives

lives 1 of 2

noun

plural of life

1

as in biographies

a history of a person's life

a renowned historian who has written lives of several early presidents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• biographies
• memoirs
• autobiographies
• bios
• histories
• pasts
• hagiographies
• chronicles
• profiles
• stories
• character sketches
• obituaries
• psychobiographies
• pathographies
• tell-alls

2

as in people

a member of the human race

an appalling number of lives were lost in the war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• people
• men
• things
• guys
• creatures
• individuals
• humans
• souls
• birds
• beings
• customers
• bodies
• babies
• fish
• characters
• mortals
• ducks
• human beings
• specimens
• sorts
• parties
• personalities
• eggs
• scouts
• personages
• faces
• cookies
• devils
• stiffs
• fellows
• heads
• bods
• slobs
• wights
• sons of man
• neighbors
• brothers
• selves
• hominids
• fellowmen
• celebrities
• humanoids
• homos
• somebodies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animals
• beasts
• critters
• brutes
• beasties

3

as in times

the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress

the Egyptian civilization had an extremely long life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• times
• durations
• lifetimes
• runs
• life spans
• dates
• spans
• standings
• terms
• continuances
• stretches
• ages
• tours
• tenures
• spells
• hitches
• longevities
• turns
• half-lifes

4

as in lifestyles

the way people live at a particular time and place

frontier life must have been rugged, exciting, challenging, and more than a little dangerous

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lifestyles
• civilizations
• cultures
• societies
• manners
• values
• legacies
• mores
• customs
• traditions
• subcultures
• folklores
• heritages
• subsocieties

lives

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verb

present tense third-person singular of live

1

as in resides

to have a home

he lives next door to the hospital

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resides
• dwells
• stays
• abides
• inhabits
• peoples
• haunts
• visits
• occupies
• hangs (at)
• tenants
• lodges
• rents
• frequents
• cohabits
• settles
• leases
• populates
• sublets

2

as in is

to have life

Socrates was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece

Synonyms & Similar Words

• is
• exists
• breathes
• rules
• subsists
• survives
• keeps (on)
• continues
• persists
• lasts
• endures
• flourishes
• kicks
• leads
• runs on
• abides
• moves
• holds on
• thrives
• holds up
• prospers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dies
• departs
• perishes
• expires
• disappears
• passes away
• vanishes
• succumbs
• ends
• stops
• evaporates
• ceases
• dies (down)
• quits
• moderates
• discontinues
• subsides
• ebbs
• wanes
• abates
• desists
• lets up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lives

Noun

Sharing stories, experiences, and encouragement creates safe spaces for survivors to begin navigating their own lives. — Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026

The Indian pilot who was stabbed in the cockpit of a Flydubai flight carrying more than 170 people is being hailed as a hero, as officials say his actions saved the lives of those on board. — Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Women experience functional pain at about twice the rate of men, with persistent pain in the pelvic area often becoming a debilitating factor in their daily lives. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026

Kazan pared down much of the Hamilton family’s story for the show and centered Cathy (Florence Pugh), whose arrival alters the lives of the Trask brothers, Adam (Christopher Abbott) and Charles (Mike Faist). — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Many will also have international lives and careers, creating complex cross-border planning considerations. — Joe Crome, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Nilda Valmores Nilda Valmores has changed lives by investing in women’s and children’s health. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

The Taliban’s return to power was swift, though preventing it had ostensibly been the entire point of the decades-long occupation, the bombs, the hundreds of thousands of lives lost. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

As the missions unfold, Joan and fellow astronaut Vanessa forge a bond that will forever shape their lives. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

The Abercrombie Kids’ Baby & Toddler Collection adds newborn through 5T sizing after shoppers asked for smaller sizes, extending the brand into another stage of its customers’ lives. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

This is where your team has energy, drive and competitive edge, and where high performance lives. — Roy Ward, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Stakeholders currently are defined as anyone who lives, works or owns real property within the neighborhood boundaries, or community organizations like chambers of commerce or nonprofits. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

In the film’s early scenes, Iñárritu and Cruise have fun with our perception of Cruise as a sort of deity of cinema who lives apart from the rest of us. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026

Weddings, childrenswear, footwear and home are giving these brands more ways to fit into shoppers’ lives. — Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

To do the job, Lowen must temporarily move into the author’s home, a coolly lavish modern house in rural Vermont, where Verity’s many boxes of files are stored—and where, of course, Jeremy also lives. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Per Nielsen, Seattle has added 105,640 TV homes in the last two years, which is more than the entire Utica, NY market (102,870) and perhaps the most compelling argument for bringing an NBA team back up there where Frasier lives. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Instead, his family now lives day by day, taking solace in small moments of comfort. — Gerry Smith, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026