Synonyms for living
ˈlɪv ɪŋliv·ing

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1. livingnoun

   Antonyms:
   dead, nonliving

2. livingnoun

   Having life.

   Antonyms:
   nonliving, dead

3. livingadjective

   In use or existing.

   Hunanese is a living language.

   Antonyms:
   dead, nonliving

4. livingnoun

   A style of life.

   These living conditions are deplorable.

   Antonyms:
   nonliving, dead

5. livingadjective

   True to life.

   This is the living image of Fidel Castro.

   Antonyms:
   nonliving, dead

6. livingadjective

   He almost beat the living daylights out of me.

   Antonyms:
   nonliving, dead

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1. living

   Alive applies to all degrees of life, from that which shows one to be barely existing or existent as a living thing, as when we say he is just alive, to that which implies the very utmost of vitality and power, as in the words "he is all alive," "thoroughly alive." So the word quick, which began by signifying "having life," is now mostly applied to energy of life as shown in swiftness of action. Breathing is capable of like contrast. We say of a dying man, he is still breathing; or we speak of a breathing statue, or "breathing and sounding, beauteous battle," Tennyson Princess can. v, l. 155, where it means having, or seeming to have, full and vigorous breath, abundant life. Compare ACTIVE; ALERT; NIMBLE.

   Synonyms:
   active, alert, alive, animate, animated, breathing, brisk, existent, existing, live, lively, quick, subsisting, vivacious

   Antonyms:
   dead, deceased, defunct, dispirited, dull, inanimate, lifeless, spiritless

   Preposition:
   Alive in every nerve; alive to every noble impulse; alive with fervor, hope, resolve; alive through all his being.

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1. life, livingnoun

   the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

   "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"

   Synonyms:
   liveliness, animation, keep, support, life, bread and butter, sprightliness, life-time, lifespan, spirit, life sentence, sustenance, life history, aliveness, lifetime, biography, livelihood, life story

   Antonyms:
   dead, relative, comparative, nonextant, extinct, unrealistic

2. livingnoun

   people who are still living

   "save your pity for the living"

   Synonyms:
   sustenance, aliveness, livelihood, support, life, keep, bread and butter, animation

   Antonyms:
   dead, extinct, nonextant, relative, unrealistic, comparative

3. animation, life, living, alivenessnoun

   the condition of living or the state of being alive

   "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"

   Synonyms:
   brio, liveliness, animateness, animation, life-time, keep, support, life, bread and butter, vivification, sprightliness, lifespan, spirit, life sentence, invigoration, sustenance, life history, liveness, spiritedness, aliveness, lifetime, biography, vitality, livelihood, life story

   Antonyms:
   dead, nonextant, extinct, relative, comparative, unrealistic

4. support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenanceadjective

   the financial means whereby one lives

   "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"

   Synonyms:
   support, backup, supporting, reinforcement, sustainment, backing, funding, nutrition, nutriment, financial support, keep, accompaniment, alimentation, reenforcement, victuals, life, bread and butter, hold, dungeon, musical accompaniment, maintenance, aliment, sustenance, animation, donjon, sustentation, upkeep, financial backing, documentation, nourishment, livelihood, aliveness

   Antonyms:
   dead, relative, nonextant, extinct, comparative, unrealistic

5. livingadjective

   pertaining to living persons

   "within living memory"

   Synonyms:
   living(a), surviving

   Antonyms:
   dead, unrealistic, relative, extinct, nonextant, comparative

6. livingadjective

   true to life; lifelike

   "the living image of her mother"

   Synonyms:
   living(a), surviving

   Antonyms:
   dead, extinct, comparative, relative, nonextant, unrealistic

7. livingadjective

   (informal) absolute

   "she is a living doll"; "scared the living daylights out of them"; "beat the living hell out of him"

   Synonyms:
   living(a), surviving

   Antonyms:
   dead, nonextant, unrealistic, comparative, extinct, relative

8. surviving, livingadjective

   still in existence

   "the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil"; "the only surviving frontier blockhouse in Pennsylvania"

   Synonyms:
   living(a), surviving

   Antonyms:
   dead, relative, unrealistic, extinct, nonextant, comparative

9. livingadjective

   still in active use

   "a living language"

   Synonyms:
   living(a), surviving

   Antonyms:
   dead, unrealistic, nonextant, extinct, comparative, relative

10. living(a)adjective

    (used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried

    "carved into the living stone";

    Antonyms:
    dead, extinct, relative, comparative, nonextant, unrealistic

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1. heliotropic

   sun-following

   the sun-seeking tourists reminded him of the heliotropic plants.

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

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1. livingadjective

   Synonyms:
   existing, breathing, live, not dead

2. livingadjective

   Synonyms:
   active, vigorous, lively

3. livingnoun

   Synonyms:
   livelihood, maintenance, support, subsistence, keeping, FEED

4. livingnoun

   Synonyms:
   benefice, ecclesiastical living

5. livingnoun

   Synonyms:
   mode of life, course of life

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1. livingadjective

   Synonyms:
   alive, quick, live, quickening, animating

2. livingnoun

   Synonyms:
   life, existence, being, livelihood, sustenance, subsistence, maintenance, benefice

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1. List of paraphrases for "living":

   life, alive, live, lives, residing, subsistence, livelihood, resident, lifetime, births, vida, iife, vivo, vie, biological, lived, capita, lifestyle, residence, lively

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1. Bernie Sanders:

   My experience as a kid, living in a family that struggled economically, powerfully influenced my life and my values, unlike Donald Trump, who shut down the government and left 800,000 federal employees without income to pay the bills, I know what it's like to be in a family that lives paycheck to paycheck.

2. Alexander Zverev:

   I'm young, so I might as well stay on court and practise a little bit, it's the best, a five-set match. It is the first time Alexander Zverev has reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam and Alexander Zverev will face Austrian seventh seed Dominic Thiem, who beat Japan's Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-0 5-7 6-4. Nishikori took his only break point opportunity to claim the third set but Thiem, twice Roland Garros semi-finalist, regained control in the fourth. Former champion Novak Djokovic never looked in trouble as he booked a 12th quarter-final appearance in Paris with a 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco. French Open runner-up Madison Keys advanced to the last eight without dropping a set, defeating Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-1 6-4. Up next for Keys is Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, who upset 26th seed Czech Barbora Strycova 6-4 6-3. American Stephens sprinted past Estonian Anett Kontaveit 6-2 6-0 to set up a potential semi-final meeting with Keys, whom Anett Kontaveit beat in last year's U.S. Open final. Highlights from day eight( all times GMT :. Play was suspended due to fading light, with Russian Daria Kasatkina leading 7-6( 5) 3-3 against second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki. Zverev's days of living dangerously go on. Roland Garros ready for' legendary' match against Zverev in Paris. Djokovic tames Verdasco to reach last eight. Italian Cecchinato upsets Goffin to reach last eight. American Stephens and Keys on collision course after overcoming French Open hump. Alexander Zverev rocks on by living on the edge. Keys enjoys Sunday stroll into French quarters. Djokovic douses Verdasco fire, unhappy with courts. Impressive Thiem downs Nishikori to set up Alexander Zverev clash. Serena and Sharapova ready to sharpen the edge. Impressive Putintseva stuns Czech Barbora Strycova 6-4 6-3 to reach Paris quarters. Italian Marco Cecchinato, who had never won a Grand Slam match before this week, beat eighth-seeded Belgian David Goffin 7-5 4-6 6-0 6-3 to reach Grand Slam first major quarter-final. At world number 72, Marco Cecchinato becomes the lowest-ranked man to reach the last eight in Paris since Latvian Ernests Gulbis( ranked 80) in 2008. He will next face 2016 champion Novak Djokovic for a place in the final four.

3. Marcus Aelius Aurelius:

   The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing the main thing is to stand firm and be ready for an unseen attack.

4. Ernest Hemingway:

   When writing a novel a writer should create living people people not characters. A character is a caricature.

5. Maria Thalisa:

   I'm not living, just breathing, fortunately, not for long.