Synonyms of life
4 similar words · 3 opposite words
Another word for life is experience. Other synonyms of life are existence, God's life and the world in general. The opposite of life is death.
Synonyms and similar words for life
nounNature, reality, and the forms that exist in it.
interjectionSynonym of God's life (an oath).
- God's lifeAn oath.
nounMore synonyms
- the world in general
Opposite of life
nounAntonym(s) of “the state that precedes death”.
- deathThe cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from...
nounAntonym(s) of “biology”.
nounAntonym(s) of “philosophy”.
Meaning of life
- noun The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
- noun The status possessed by any of a number of entities, including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and sometimes viruses, which have the properties of replication and metabolism.
- noun The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a “living document”, “living constitution”, etc.
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Questions about synonyms of life
- What is another word for life?
- Life has 4 synonyms on Word.ws, such as experience, existence, God's life and the world in general.
- What is the opposite of life?
- The opposite of life is death.
- What does life mean?
- Life means the state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: life (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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