Synonyms for exist

Most common

continue · remain · survive · subsist · lie · inhere

All synonyms

Verb

Antonyms

void, cease, unexist

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   to be; have existence; have being or reality

Related words

Phrases

there exist

Forms

Past participle

existed
e.g. existed → subsisted, lived, survived, remained…

Example sentences

• continue We have to continue doing this until it gets done.
• remain No visitor can remain in the hospital after 9 p.m.
• survive How are we supposed to survive on this much money?
• subsist Giraffes subsist mainly on acacia leaves.
• lie Such an honest man as John cannot have told a lie.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

2 letters

be¹

3 letters

lie¹

4 letters

last¹, live¹

5 letters

stand¹

6 letters

remain², endure², inhere

7 letters

survive², breathe¹, consist², subsist²

8 letters

continue³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (remain² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

exister

Italiano

esistere

Español

existir

Deutsch

existieren

Català

existir