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exists - 12 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | exist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be living |
| Synonyms: | abide, be, breathe, continue, endure, happen, last, lie, live, move, obtain, occur, prevail, remain, stand, stay, subsist, survive, be extant, be latent, be present |
| Antonyms: | die |
| Main Entry: | exist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get along in life |
| Synonyms: | consist, dwell, endure, get by*, go on, kick*, lie, live, reside, subsist, survive, eke out a living, inhere, make it, stay alive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | belong |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be part of, be in proper place |
| Synonyms: | accord, agree, appertain, apply, associate, bear, become, chime, concern, correlate, correspond, exist, fit, go, harmonize, match, permeate, pertain, refer, regard, reside, set, suit, touch, vest, attach to, be a component, be a constituent, be a part, be akin, be an adjunct of, be connected with, be fitting, be linked with, be related, be relevant, bear upon, befit, go with, have relationship to, have respect to, have to do with, inhere |
| Main Entry: | dwell |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | live in |
| Synonyms: | abide, bide, bunk*, continue, crash*, establish oneself, exist, flop*, hang one's hat, hang out*, hole up*, inhabit, keep house, locate, lodge, make one's home, nest, occupy, park*, perch*, pitch tent, quarter, remain, rent, reside, rest, room, roost*, settle, sojourn, squat*, stay, stop, tarry, tenant, tent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | endure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | continue; be durable |
| Synonyms: | abide, be, bide, carry on, cling, exist, go on, hang on*, hold, hold out, last, linger, live, outlast, outlive, persist, prevail, remain, stand, stay, survive, sustain, wear, be left, be long lived, be timeless, carry through, have no end, hold on, keep on, live on, never say die, perdure, ride out*, run on, stay on, stick to, superannuate, wear on, wear well |
| Notes: | to endure means to put up with something or somebody unpleasant; to survive is to continue to live |
| Antonyms: | discontinue |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | get by |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manage, survive |
| Synonyms: | contrive, cope, do, exist, fare, flourish, get along, get on, make out, muddle through*, prosper, shift, subsist, succeed, thrive, do well enough, make ends meet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | continue, endure |
| Synonyms: | apply, exist, last, operate, persevere, persist, remain, resist, stay, wear, be in effect, be in force, be the case, be valid, have bearing, hold good, hold true, remain true, stand up, stay staunch |
| Antonyms: | cease, desert, halt, quit, stop |
| Main Entry: | lie |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be situated |
| Synonyms: | be, belong, beset, exist, extend, occupy, prevail, reach, remain, spread, stretch, be beside, be buried, be established, be even, be fixed, be found, be interred, be level, be located, be on, be placed, be seated, be smooth, have its seat in |
| Main Entry: | occur |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take place, happen |
| Synonyms: | action, appear, arise, befall, betide, chance, come about, come off*, cook*, develop, ensue, eventuate, exist, follow, go, jell*, manifest, materialize, obtain, result, shake*, show, smoke*, transpire, turn out, turn up, be found, be present, come to pass, crop up, eventualize, present itself, take place |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | subsist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep going, living |
| Synonyms: | be, breathe, continue, endure, exist, get along*, get by*, hang on*, hang tough*, last, live, manage, move, remain, survive, sustain, barely exist, eke out a living, eke out an existence, hang in, just make it, make ends meet, make it, remain alive, ride out*, scrape by, stay alive, stick it out, stick with it |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | survive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | continue to live |
| Synonyms: | bear, carry on, come through, endure, exist, get on, handle, hold out, keep, last, live, make the cut*, outlast, outlive, persevere, persist, pull through, recover, remain, revive, subsist, suffer, sustain, weather, withstand, be extant, be left, carry through, cut it, get through, go all the way, go the limit, keep afloat, live down, live on, live out, live through, make a comeback, outwear, pull out of it, remain alive, ride out*, see through, stand up, tough it out |
| Antonyms: | cease, die |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vegetate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be very passive |
| Synonyms: | decay, deteriorate, exist, hibernate, idle, languish, loaf*, stagnate, weaken, be inert, go to pot, go to seed, pass time |
| Antonyms: | activate, carry out, do |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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