COEXISTING Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

coexisting 1 of 2

adjective

as in concurrent

existing or occurring at the same period of time coexisting but widely separated cultures that had no knowledge of one another

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as in attending

present at the same time and place coexisting beliefs

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coexisting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of coexist

as in accompanying

to occur or exist at the same time two nations that should be able to coexist without conflict

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Rather than coexisting, the electrical and magnetic states actively push against each other. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026 The one worth asking is whether your payments stack can absorb whichever rail ends up mattering, or, more realistically, whichever three of the four end up coexisting without forcing a rebuild six months later. — Dimitri Akhrin, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Gauna hopes his videos help educate people about the importance of coexisting with sharks. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Maybe all the different Groves from every stage and season of life are back there, talking to each other somehow, coexisting outside the gravity of linear time. — Wright Thompson, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026 Silence is palpable in the portraits of the men, photographs that show hardship coexisting with resilience, that quiver with pathos but do not collapse. — Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026 New ways of coexisting Humans have very good reasons to be concerned about potentially harmful species. — Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026 Suno’s Brody sees the hobbyists and musicians as coexisting. — Nathan Brackett, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026 The group recommends using Bearwise, an organization created by biologists across the country to universalize the advice people are given about coexisting with bears. — Eva Flowe may 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coexisting

Adjective

The screenings run concurrent with the BBC Studios Showcase in London but no longer with MIP London, which is ending as MIP instead launches a London Book Fair event a few weeks later.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Mackenzie Shirilla is serving two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life for killing her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, 20, and their friend, Davion Flanagan, 19, in a 2022 crash in Strongsville, Ohio, Fox News Digital previously reported.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of concurrent

Adjective

The nails apply just like traditional press-ons; to swap shades during wear, users simply select a hue in the app and insert the tip of each nail into an accompanying wand, which delivers a small charge of power to change colors.

— Nina Derwin, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Its accompanying music video, directed by longtime U2 collaborator Anton Corbijn, was filmed in the California desert and satirizes the band as a religious cult in which women do the heavy lifting.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of accompanying

Verb

Its new edition, which hits shelves on October 23, coinciding with Art Basel Paris, artist Cindy Sherman graces the cover in full Chanel tweed.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
With the festival’s first weekend coinciding with the Brazilian presidential elections, almost every conversation overheard at RioMarket during the event’s early days was intertwined with politics.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of coinciding

Adjective

The 1,500-watt permanent-magnet synchronous spindle runs up to 24,000 rpm and, according to ToolDance, delivers more torque at low speeds than the induction motors used in most other machines – exactly what steel and titanium demand.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
The rideshare mission, known as Transporter-18, carried 130 payloads into a polar Sun-synchronous orbit.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of synchronous

Verb

The campaign materials describe a strategy of synchronizing protests across continents, connecting student demonstrations, workplace actions, rallies and civil disobedience from Asia to the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

— Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
By synchronizing 12 traffic signals between Topanga Canyon Boulevard and John Tyler Drive, Caltrans can now adjust signals in real time.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of synchronizing

Adjective

Many of its associated effects can lag behind the event's onset.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Data center companies and associated utility firms, chipmakers and cloud providers are expected to raise between $300 billion and $570 billion from the debt market this year, according to Vanguard.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

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