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 Yet as related here in the low-key delivery of someone who not just survived but lived to be 101 years old, Jaku was able to enjoy the love, peace, contentment and security he was denied in his youth. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026 For someone who has never lived here, Miami Beach can appear almost absurdly beautiful. — Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 Where Montoya lived Montoya faces charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, possession of false immigration documents, use of false immigration documents and obstruction of agency proceedings. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Soon, Rogers wrote to Lee proposing that he be invited back to teach classes at Chinese universities — and to spend a few days in Shanghai, where Yu Yu lived. — Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026 All those titles won, goals scored and memories made have been cast in shadow for the players and fans who lived them. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026 Matthew Perry may have died at age 54, but based on the love shown in the trailer for the Netflix docuseries The One About Matthew Perry, the Friends star lived a pretty full life. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 Out now from Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, the book follows Julia, who has lived her entire life in a small town with her parents and her twin brother, Liam. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026 The men entered the home with guns, found no drugs and fatally shot the three residents, who lived just across the street from Norman, the records show. — Michael Graczyk, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lived

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The Avignon papacy of the 14th century, a period when several popes resided in what is now southern France, accelerated this evolution.

— Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
Prosecutors said Liu, a Chinese national, formerly resided in San Jose and had applied for asylum.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of resided

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The sound of the music was one thing—even when Stereolab were at their loungiest or Stars of the Lid were including the key in which a song was composed in its title, there was something like the faintest air of rock music in their experiments.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
Strada defends execution protocol There was no immediate response from Pike’s lawyers for an update Saturday on her condition at a hospital.

— Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026