Synonyms for exist
ɪgˈzɪstex·ist

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1. existverb

   Synonyms:
   be

2. existverb

   to be; have existence; have being or reality

   Synonyms:
   be

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.8 / 4 votes

1. exist

   Synonyms:
   be, be certain, be real, be the fact, be true

   Antonyms:
   appear, have the appearance, have the semblance, look, seem

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1. Existverb

   Synonyms:
   See Be.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. exist, beverb

   have an existence, be extant

   "Is there a God?"

   Synonyms:
   embody, subsist, comprise, follow, cost, survive, equal, make up, personify, live, constitute, be, represent

2. exist, survive, live, subsistverb

   support oneself

   "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"

   Synonyms:
   go, live, hold out, populate, be, experience, hold up, outlive, dwell, live on, come through, pull round, pull through, outlast, endure, subsist, inhabit, survive, know, make it, last

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. existverb

   Synonyms:
   be, subsist, have being

2. existverb

   Synonyms:
   live, breathe, have life, be alive

3. existverb

   Synonyms:
   continue, remain, endure

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1. List of paraphrases for "exist":

   exists, existence, existing, be, presence, persist, are

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How to use exist in a sentence?

1. French President Francois Hollande:

   The sanctions exist, so these countries will be putting themselves in a situation where what they are receiving from Europe could be suspended. You cannot ask Europe for support and refuse when Europe asks for solidarity.

2. Fijian Native:

   In Polynesia the perception of 'big is beautiful' does exist, [But] big is beautiful, fat is not. That needs to get through.

3. Aldous Huxley:

   To us, the moment 8:17 A.M. means something - something very important, if it happens to be the starting time of our daily train. To our ancestors, such an odd eccentric instant was without significance - did not even exist. In inventing the locomotive, Watt and Stevenson were part inventors of time.

4. Zayar Lwin:

   I think the laws which restrict people's right to demonstrate for what they want should not exist.

5. Michael Fanone:

   I feel like I went to hell and back to protect them and the people in this room, but too many are now telling me that hell doesn't exist, or that hell actually wasn't that bad. The indifference shown to my colleagues is disgraceful.