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living
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Sense: Noun: means of survival
Synonyms:
livelihood Collocations, income Collocations, source of income, subsistence, sustenance, paycheck, pay cheque (UK), work Collocations, occupation Collocations, job Collocations, employment Collocations, career Collocations, profession Collocations, trade Collocations
Sense: Noun: lifestyle
Synonyms:
lifestyle Collocations, way of life, way of living, ways, conduct Collocations, behavior Collocations, habits, customs
Sense: Noun: those not dead - preceded by 'the'
Synonyms:
the quick (dated), survivors, those left behind
Sense: Adjective: alive
Synonyms:
alive Collocations, live Collocations, animate, breathing Collocations, moving Collocations, existent, existing Collocations, alive and kicking (informal), in the land of the living (informal), among the living (informal)
Sense: Adjective: vigorous
Synonyms:
vigorous, active Collocations, lively Collocations, animated, energetic Collocations, dynamic Collocations, vital Collocations, robust Collocations, peppy
Sense: Adjective: currently in use
Synonyms:
active Collocations, in use, functioning, operative, operating Collocations, current Collocations, present Collocations


live
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Sense: Verb: exist
Synonyms:
exist Collocations, breathe Collocations, be alive, be living, be Collocations, have life, survive Collocations, live and breathe, be in existence
Antonyms:
die Collocations, perish, pass away, be dead, cease to exist, go to heaven, snuff it (slang), kick the bucket (slang)
Sense: Verb: inhabit - followed by 'in', etc.
Synonyms:
inhabit Collocations, reside Collocations, dwell Collocations (formal or literary), abide Collocations (archaic or literary), occupy Collocations, squat Collocations, lay your hat (informal), make your home in, call sth home
Antonyms:
be homeless, get evicted, get thrown out, have nowhere to live, walk the streets, relocate Collocations, move out, look after
Sense: Verb: enjoy life
Synonyms:
enjoy life, enjoy life to the full, live life to the full, experience life to the full, make the most of life, make every moment count, get a great deal from life, live it up (slang), live the high life (informal), thrive Collocations
Antonyms:
suffer Collocations, endure pain, go through hard time, be doomed, starve Collocations, live hand-to-mouth, get into debt, lead a life of misery, have a hard-knock life (informal), just about survive, get by
Sense: Verb: gain subsistence
Synonyms:
support yourself, earn a living, get by, subsist, survive Collocations, manage Collocations, make ends meet, keep the wolf from the door (informal), eke out a living, eke out an existence, earn a crust (UK, informal), maintain yourself, provide for your needs
Antonyms:
lose your job, become unemployed, get sacked, be a couch potato (slang), sponge Collocations, live on handouts, bum around (slang)
Sense: Verb: persist in memory - often followed by 'on'
Synonyms:
prevail Collocations, remain Collocations, endure Collocations, survive Collocations, last Collocations, be remembered, persist, go on, never die, live forever, be engraved in sb's memory, be forever in our hearts
Antonyms:
fade Collocations, fade away, be forgotten, die Collocations
Sense: Adjective: not dead
Synonyms:
alive Collocations, living Collocations, with the living, breathing Collocations, surviving, not dead
Antonyms:
dead Collocations, passed away, extinct Collocations, breathless, lifeless, defunct, late Collocations, departed, deceased Collocations, six feet under (slang)
Sense: Adjective: active - volcano, electricity, etc.
Synonyms:
unexploded, switched-on, active Collocations, on Collocations, activated
Antonyms:
inactive, lazy Collocations, sluggish Collocations, lethargic, switched off, uncharged, deactivated
Sense: Adjective: burning - coals, etc.
Synonyms:
burning Collocations, glowing Collocations, hot Collocations, blazing Collocations, red-hot, smoldering (US), smouldering (UK)
Sense: Adjective: not taped or filmed
Synonyms:
broadcast direct, live and direct, direct Collocations, real-time, happening in real time, as it happens
Antonyms:
taped, filmed, recorded Collocations, prerecorded, repeated, on demand


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