Synonyms of living

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adjective

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1

as in operating

being in effective operation

a living tradition of the holiday season

a living culture that has survived a number of foreign invasions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• operating
• operational
• operative
• live
• functioning
• working
• running
• going
• on
• active
• in force
• functional
• alive
• on line
• operable
• in commission
• into commission
• in gear
• producing
• viable
• serving
• performing
• flourishing
• employable
• effective
• thriving
• usable
• effectual
• productive
• useful
• useable
• workable
• busy
• yielding
• humming
• bustling
• dynamic
• roaring
• astir

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• dead
• broken
• inactive
• inoperative
• nonfunctioning
• useless
• nonoperative
• ineffective
• arrested
• ineffectual
• nonactivated
• nonoperational
• nonoperating
• nonfunctional
• idle
• dormant
• kaput
• quiescent
• inert
• unusable
• fallow
• lifeless
• decommissioned
• asleep
• unworkable
• deactivated
• sleepy
• kaputt
• unproductive
• latent
• inoperable
• nonproductive
• stagnating
• vegetating

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• dead
• broken
• inactive
• inoperative
• nonfunctioning
• useless
• nonoperative
• ineffective
• arrested
• ineffectual
• nonactivated
• nonoperational
• nonoperating
• nonfunctional
• idle
• dormant
• kaput
• quiescent
• inert
• unusable
• fallow
• lifeless
• decommissioned
• asleep
• unworkable
• deactivated
• sleepy
• kaputt
• unproductive
• latent
• inoperable
• nonproductive
• stagnating
• vegetating

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2

as in existing

having being at the present time

there are fewer than a dozen living former presidents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• existing
• existent
• around
• extant
• working
• alive
• operating
• functioning
• active
• busy
• flourishing

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• dead
• extinct
• destroyed
• gone
• defunct
• lost
• departed
• nonextant
• nonexistent
• exterminated
• idle
• inactive
• inert
• kaput
• kaputt

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• dead
• extinct
• destroyed
• gone
• defunct
• lost
• departed
• nonextant
• nonexistent
• exterminated
• idle
• inactive
• inert
• kaput
• kaputt

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3

as in breathing

having or showing life

is your hamster still living?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• breathing
• alive
• live
• animate
• active
• surviving
• existing
• going
• animated
• lively
• dynamic
• thriving
• current
• prevailing
• existent
• quick
• extant
• vibrant
• resurrected
• vigorous
• vital
• vivacious

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• dying
• dead
• deceased
• nonliving
• cold
• inanimate
• lifeless
• departed
• asleep
• defunct
• expired
• breathless
• fading
• moribund
• resting
• stillborn
• gone
• absent
• extinct
• ghostly
• nonexistent
• fallen
• lost
• finished
• vanished
• ghostlike
• terminated
• desert
• barren
• lapsed
• reposing
• wiped out
• zombielike
• ghosty
• perished

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• dying
• dead
• deceased
• nonliving
• cold
• inanimate
• lifeless
• departed
• asleep
• defunct
• expired
• breathless
• fading
• moribund
• resting
• stillborn
• gone
• absent
• extinct
• ghostly
• nonexistent
• fallen
• lost
• finished
• vanished
• ghostlike
• terminated
• desert
• barren
• lapsed
• reposing
• wiped out
• zombielike
• ghosty
• perished

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4

as in natural

closely resembling the object imitated

an outdoor museum that is a living re-creation of a typical New England village circa 1840

Synonyms & Similar Words

• natural
• near
• realistic
• naturalistic
• like
• comparable
• resembling
• naturalist
• matching
• lifelike
• similar
• three-dimensional
• true
• vivid
• graphic
• faithful
• alike
• compelling
• convincing
• close
• analogous
• akin
• photo-realistic
• accurate
• graphical
• approximate
• expressive
• verisimilar
• gritty

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• off
• dissimilar
• unlike
• different
• unnatural
• unrealistic
• disparate
• unmatched
• incomparable
• nonnatural
• contrasting
• nonrealistic
• fake
• mock
• phony
• contrasted
• sham
• unalike
• phoney

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• off
• dissimilar
• unlike
• different
• unnatural
• unrealistic
• disparate
• unmatched
• incomparable
• nonnatural
• contrasting
• nonrealistic
• fake
• mock
• phony
• contrasted
• sham
• unalike
• phoney

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living

2 of 3

noun

as in work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• work
• occupation
• employment
• business
• livelihood
• enterprise
• profession
• calling
• lay
• trade
• vocation
• game
• art
• field
• racket
• mission
• metier
• office
• lifework
• situation
• engagement
• assignment
• line
• gig
• métier
• place
• job
• craft
• call
• position
• handicraft
• task
• function
• duty
• handcraft
• post
• load
• workload
• billet
• berth
• appointment

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• pursuit
• avocation
• hobby

• pursuit
• avocation
• hobby

living

3 of 3

verb

present participle of live

1

as in residing

to have a home

he lives next door to the hospital

Synonyms & Similar Words

• residing
• dwelling
• staying
• abiding
• inhabiting
• occupying
• lodging
• visiting
• cohabiting
• haunting
• settling
• renting
• frequenting
• populating
• subletting
• peopling
• leasing
• tenanting
• hanging (at)

2

as in being

to have life

Socrates was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece

Synonyms & Similar Words

• being
• existing
• breathing
• subsisting
• surviving
• ruling
• flourishing
• kicking
• abiding
• thriving
• continuing
• enduring
• prospering
• persisting
• moving
• lasting
• leading
• holding on
• running on
• keeping (on)
• holding up

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• dying
• perishing
• succumbing
• vanishing
• departing
• disappearing
• expiring
• evaporating
• stopping
• ending
• ceasing
• quitting
• dying (down)
• passing away
• subsiding
• discontinuing
• ebbing
• moderating
• waning
• abating
• desisting
• letting up

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• dying
• perishing
• succumbing
• vanishing
• departing
• disappearing
• expiring
• evaporating
• stopping
• ending
• ceasing
• quitting
• dying (down)
• passing away
• subsiding
• discontinuing
• ebbing
• moderating
• waning
• abating
• desisting
• letting up

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