LIVED Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

lived

verb

Definition of lived

past tense of live

as in resided

to have a home he lives next door to the hospital

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as in was

to have life Socrates was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece

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Recent Examples of lived Some are shorter-lived, such as hair loss, nausea and fatigue, but others can last long after treatment is over and even for life. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2026 Poor Helen Hayes, grande dame of the stage, lived long enough to see her namesake theater meet the wrecking ball. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026 Their mother lived hundreds of miles away and was not involved in their lives. — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026 Gloria lived a full, wonderful life filled with friends and great conversations and worthy causes. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 Gloria lived true to her independent spirit, always with curiosity and a great sense of humor. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 The sheriff's office in Washington County, Virginia, where Saylor lived, said the child had been enrolled in its monitoring program, Project Lifesaver, since June 2024. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 If more bucks lived to be 7 ½ years old like the one Mitch tagged in 1998, the county would certainly produce more record-book bucks. — Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026 And the Ancestral Pueblo people who lived there from 900 to 1150 CE used their trade connections with Mexico and Central America to import everything from scarlet macaws to cacao. — ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lived

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More than 139 container vessels resided in the port’s outer anchorages as of Thursday morning, Seko said.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
Finally, the next season, Karlsson was shuffled frequently between Abbotsford and Vancouver and resided at the fringes of the NHL lineup.

— Thomas Drance, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of resided

Verb

The club was live-action social media before social media existed.

— Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
That year, Congress passed the Humphrey-Hawkins Act, which required the Fed chair to report to Congress twice a year – a formal and recurring channel of oversight that hadn’t existed before.

— Paul Wachtel, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026