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

The pitch reflects a broader vision for moving health care beyond hospitals and doctors’ offices and into patients’ daily lives — which is where wireless connectivity comes in. — Megan R. Wilson, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026

Chris Pratt is shedding light on the reality of raising four kids in Hollywood while keeping his Christian faith present in their lives. — Janelle Ash , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

This family-run retreat lives and breathes its surroundings, with chic contemporary minimalism that lets the views do the talking. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Luann de Lesseps has lived several lives since The Real Housewives of New York premiered in 2008. — Lindy Segal, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2026

Every wiggle and wobble, every snuffle and squeak of six newborn puppies snuggling together in Finland is captured by cameras monitoring their development in the first weeks of their lives. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

The vast majority of American Jews believe there should be a secure state of Israel, but many also believe in Israel respecting the lives and rights of Palestinians to live in their own state, Pesner said. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Again, another smash cut around Middle-earth reveals new flying and burrowing creatures, a shot of the Balrog (voiced by Simon Pegg) and more people armed with swords fighting for their lives. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

Every step of spiritual progress in our lives – every healing proof of God’s ever-present love – is a step away from the belief in mortality and toward the understanding of our true, eternal life as the children of God. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2026

Verb

But the family lives nearby, and the kids ride their bikes between houses. — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

The documentary angle, of course, is this great director probing the ethics in his own vocation as an intrusive force, one that shapes lives, emotions and, in this case, the weight of a genuine tragedy. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

On Thursday afternoon, Moskowitz took to social media to announce the arrest of the unidentified man in Boca Raton, who lives near the congressman’s home. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Castillo said that the preliminary investigation revealed that the man arrived at the home and shot the woman who lives there before turning the gun on himself. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Bridgette is frequently asked if there are benefits for part-timers offered and if there are openings near to where the job seeker lives. — David Moin, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

The difference lives entirely in sourcing, not in the molecule itself. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026

The result is a deep economic divide between Paris and the rest of the country and an elite that lives largely among its own, surrounded by people with similar educations, careers, and assumptions, and cut off from much of the country. — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Once your team begins to question whether a product genuinely improves members’ lives, the conversation shifts. — Anand Solanki, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026