LIVING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for LIVING?

Need another word that means the same as “living”? Find 28 synonyms and 30 related words for “living” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Living” are: life, bread and butter, keep, livelihood, support, sustenance, aliveness, animation, income, source of income, means of support, means, subsistence, maintenance, nourishment, daily bread, upkeep, way of life, lifestyle, manner of living, way of living, mode of living, surviving, alive, live, current, contemporary, present

Living as a Noun

Definitions of "Living" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “living” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The pursuit of a lifestyle of the specified type.
• People who are still living.
• The experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities.
• The condition of living or the state of being alive.
• An income sufficient to live on or the means of earning it.
• (in church use) a position as a vicar or rector with an income or property.
• The financial means whereby one lives.

Synonyms of "Living" as a noun (22 Words)

aliveness	The property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life.
animation	General activity and motion. Animations as backdrops for live action.
bread and butter	Informal terms for money.
daily bread	A newspaper that is published every day.
income	The financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time. He has a nice home and an adequate income.
keep	Food, clothes, and other essentials for living. The Society are paying for your keep.
life	A sentence of imprisonment for life. Get a life.
lifestyle	Denoting advertising or products designed to appeal to a consumer by association with a desirable lifestyle. The benefits of a healthy lifestyle.
livelihood	The financial means whereby one lives. He could no longer earn his own livelihood.
maintenance	Means of maintenance of a family or group. A divorced man paying his ex wife 2 500 a year maintenance.
manner of living	A way of acting or behaving.
means	An instrumentality for accomplishing some end. Every country in the world has the means to make ethanol.
means of support	An instrumentality for accomplishing some end.
mode of living	A particular functioning condition or arrangement.
nourishment	A source of materials to nourish the body. Her nourishment of the orphans saved many lives.
source of income	A process by which energy or a substance enters a system.
subsistence	The state of existing in reality; having substance. The minimum income needed for subsistence.
support	A musical part vocal or instrumental that supports or provides background for other musical parts. The study provides support for both theories.
sustenance	A source of materials to nourish the body. He kept two or three cows for the sustenance of his family.
upkeep	The process of keeping something in good condition. Payments for the children s upkeep.
way of life	The condition of things generally.
way of living	Space for movement.

Usage Examples of "Living" as a noun

• He was offered the living of St Katherine's.
• Save your pity for the living.
• What does he do for a living?
• The benefits of country living.
• She was struggling to make a living as a dancer.

Living as an Adjective

Definitions of "Living" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “living” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Still in existence.
• Alive.
• (of a language) still spoken and used.
• Absolute.
• (of water) perennially flowing.
• (used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried.
• In its natural state and place; not mined or quarried.
• (informal) absolute.
• (of a place) used for living rather than working in.
• Still in active use.
• True to life; lifelike.
• Pertaining to living persons.

Synonyms of "Living" as an adjective (6 Words)

alive	Swarming or teeming with. Fortunately the old recipes are very much alive.
contemporary	Belonging to or occurring in the present. The tension and complexities of our contemporary society.
current	Belonging to the present time; happening or being used or done now. I started my current job in 2001.
live	Of current relevance. Tossed a live cigarette out the window.
present	Existing or occurring in a place or thing. The present leader.
surviving	Continuing to exist; remaining intact. The only surviving frontier blockhouse in Pennsylvania.

Usage Examples of "Living" as an adjective

• 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 living image of her mother.
• Streams of living water.
• A living language.
• Flowers were for the living.
• Scared the living daylights out of them.
• The living quarters of the pub.
• Beat the living hell out of him.
• She is a living doll.
• Living creatures.
• Carved into the living stone.

Associations of "Living" (30 Words)

abide	Be unable to tolerate (someone or something. At least one memory will abide.
bacteria	Single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be.
be	Have the quality of being copula used with an adjective or a predicate noun. There must be something wrong.
being	Being alive living. The railway brought many towns into being.
citizen	A native or naturalized member of a state or other political community. A British citizen.
creatively	In a creative manner. This article inspires you to think creatively.
creature	A fictional or imaginary being. The village teacher was expected to be the creature of his employer.
dwell	A slight regular pause in the motion of a machine. Don t dwell on the past.
dweller	A person who inhabits a particular place. City dwellers.
existential	Of or as conceived by existentialism. Formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters.
existing	Presently existing. Opponents of the existing political system.
extant	Still in existence; surviving. Extant manuscripts.
fungi	The taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants.
germ	The embryo in a cereal grain or other plant seed. The germ of a brilliant idea.
habitant	An inhabitant. The habitant farmhouses of old Quebec.
habitat	The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs. Wild chimps in their natural habitat.
inhabit	Inhabit or live in be an inhabitant of. A bird that inhabits North America.
inhabitant	A person who inhabits a particular place.
intracellular	Located or occurring within a cell or cells. Intracellular calcium.
life	An account of the series of events making up a person s life. Real life.
lifelong	Continuing through life. His lifelong study of Greek art.
live	Continue to live and avoid dying. A live ball is one in play.
multicellular	Consisting of many cells. Multicellular organisms.
organism	The material structure of an organism. The heart s contribution to the maintenance of the human organism.
physiology	Processes and functions of an organism. The physiology of the brain.
populate	Cause people to settle in (a place). A cosy rural town populated with friendly folk.
protoplasm	The colourless material comprising the living part of a cell, including the cytoplasm, nucleus, and other organelles.
reside	Make one’s home in a particular place or community. Legislative powers reside with the Federal Assembly.
resident	A physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital. An intangible computer program resident on a magnetic disk.
unicellular	(of protozoans, certain algae, spores, etc.) consisting of a single cell. Patches of unicellular algae.