as in energy
a spiritual force that is held to emanate from or give animation to living beings
a book by a professor of physiological science about her experiments with human energy fields and the vibes they emanate
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Recent Examples of vibes
The losing streak has reached six, and the vibes are at an all-time low.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The vibes at the one attended by The Hollywood Reporter on Monday very much felt vintage, like a throwback to the kinds of old-school events that used to be so common in Hollywood.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
While other teams in college football have gotten off to worse starts than Louisiana — see Kansas State and UCLA — the vibes around the Ragin’ Cajuns aren’t exactly groovy.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Except that four years later, on The Hills, Lauren Conrad passed it up for a guy with frosted tips and sleepy vibes.
—Megan Angelo, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
Another secret drinking lair within the Cosmopolitan, Ghost Donkey offers delicious drinks, pulsating Christmas lights and mirrors that give off infinity room vibes.
—Tim McGovern, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The actor returned for the Sex and the City sequel's series finale as gallery owner Mark Kasabian, who arrives at Miranda's (Cynthia Nixon) Thanksgiving dinner as a potential suitor for Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), even though the vibes are clearly not there.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement But enough with the vibes at this point.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
The cozy vibes are off the chart.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The vibes at the one attended by The Hollywood Reporter on Monday very much felt vintage, like a throwback to the kinds of old-school events that used to be so common in Hollywood.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
While other teams in college football have gotten off to worse starts than Louisiana — see Kansas State and UCLA — the vibes around the Ragin’ Cajuns aren’t exactly groovy.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Except that four years later, on The Hills, Lauren Conrad passed it up for a guy with frosted tips and sleepy vibes.
—Megan Angelo, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
Another secret drinking lair within the Cosmopolitan, Ghost Donkey offers delicious drinks, pulsating Christmas lights and mirrors that give off infinity room vibes.
—Tim McGovern, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The actor returned for the Sex and the City sequel's series finale as gallery owner Mark Kasabian, who arrives at Miranda's (Cynthia Nixon) Thanksgiving dinner as a potential suitor for Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), even though the vibes are clearly not there.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement But enough with the vibes at this point.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
The cozy vibes are off the chart.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vibes
Noun
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One of the bottlenecks in frequency comb technology has been the high energy required for spectral broadening.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Starting from the questionable proposition that revolutionary movements require energy and that energy in its most basic form is derived from solar rays, Chizhevsky listed some historical developments that lined up with astronomical developments.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The second reason is that these aura battler designs were very complex and full of curves as well as weird angles.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The result is an almost-black shade of mahogany that strikes the perfect balance of autumnal aura and goth feels.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Vibes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vibes. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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