IS Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

verb

Definition of is

present tense third-person singular of be

as in exists

to have life stories that begin with the familiar line "once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden"

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as in stands

to occupy a place or location we'll be there waiting for you

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as in ranks

to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes our school's football team is first in its division

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as in happens

to take place the party is next Saturday

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Recent Examples of is The question then becomes whether there is a problem with the emerging technology, or, if this starts with the culture of policing itself. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026 However, there is still opportunity in the chaos of the great wealth transfer. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 There is something about them that feels distinctive without being forced. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 There is a tragic air to watching a character who is otherwise so grounded become entangled in the elaborate nightmare of a fake college quarterback who is really a disgraced adult football player wearing a prosthetic face. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 There is currently no evidence connecting Astra to the outages. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026 First, though, there is a dress to put on and a debut festival carpet to walk. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026 The highway to get there is a single-lane road for miles and miles and miles, and there’s sagebrush all around. — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026 There is a lot riding on Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s speech here Friday morning at the Fed’s storied annual retreat in the Tetons. — Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for is

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There are still questions of whether that player exists in this final group.

— Sam Warren, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Basically, the insect's biological blueprint that exists to this day.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of exists

Verb

Woods has been in the top spot on the earnings list for 26 years, since February 2000, and stands at $120,199,166.

— Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Sosa connected just two batters after Wade Meckler reached deep into the right field stands to rob Bryson Stott of a three-run homer.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of stands

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Alphabet, which ranks third in cloud, started providing total revenue from Google Cloud Platform and Workspace productivity subscriptions in 2020.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Emerging markets such as India, which entered the top 20 markets two years ago and now ranks 15th for Swiss watch exports by size, and Mexico are also contributing to a lessening of the dependency on wavering top markets, in particular China.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of ranks

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But the extremely rapid pace here also raises concern about what happens if, or when, the boom starts to dissipate.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
When that happens, continue beating until the mixture is smooth and some of the batter sticks to the sides of the bowl, another minute or so.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of happens

Verb

This is changing with the increasing importance of space from a military standpoint, but for most presidents civil space lies fairly low on the priority list.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026
Yet perhaps Gothenburg’s biggest advantage as a destination lies just beyond the center.

— David Nikel, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of lies

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The announcement places Xiaomi alongside Chinese automakers including BYD, Nio, Li Auto and XPeng, all of which have been developing proprietary processors for increasingly sophisticated driver-assistance and autonomous-driving systems.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Seconds later, Landek places his hands on both sides of Hoffenberg’s face and gives her a kiss that lasts about two seconds.

— Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of places

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There comes a point in every woman’s life when a mid-calf floral skirt starts looking suspiciously like the best thing in your wardrobe.

— Georgia Brown, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2026
In addition, each figure comes with extra sets of hands and accessories related to each of the characters.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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