LIFE Synonyms
There are 41 hypernyms of the word life. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for LIFE
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living | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • pertaining to living persons noun • the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities • people who are still living • the condition of living or the state of being alive • the financial means whereby one lives adjective satellite • true to life; lifelike • (informal) absolute • still in existence • still in active use • (used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried | ||||||||
aliveness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the condition of living or the state of being alive • the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life | ||||||||
animation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the condition of living or the state of being alive • the property of being able to survive and grow • quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous • the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something • the making of animated cartoons • general activity and motion | ||||||||
existence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state or fact of existing • everything that exists anywhere | ||||||||
spirit | nounn | |||||||
noun • the vital principle or animating force within living things • the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people • a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character • any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings • the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection) • the intended meaning of a communication • animation and energy in action or expression • an inclination or tendency of a certain kind verb • infuse with spirit | ||||||||
being | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the state or fact of existing • a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | ||||||||
bounce | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the quality of a substance that is able to rebound • a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards • rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) verb • spring back; spring away from an impact • hit something so that it bounces • move up and down repeatedly • come back after being refused • leap suddenly • refuse to accept and send back • eject from the premises | ||||||||
breath | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing • the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration • a short respite • an indirect suggestion • a slight movement of the air | ||||||||
creation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the human act of creating • (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence • an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone • the event that occurred at the beginning of something • the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new • everything that exists anywhere | ||||||||
drive | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of applying force to propel something • a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end • a road leading up to a private house • the trait of being highly motivated • hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver • the act of driving a herd of animals overland • a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) • a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire • (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium • a wide scenic road planted with trees • (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) verb • operate or control a vehicle • travel or be transported in a vehicle • cause someone or something to move by driving • force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically • to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly • cause to move back by force or influence • compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment • push, propel, or press with force • cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force • strive and make an effort to reach a goal • move into a desired direction of discourse • have certain properties when driven • work as a driver • move by being propelled by a force • urge forward • proceed along in a vehicle • strike with a driver, as in teeing off • hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally • excavate horizontally • cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling • (hunting) search for game • (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground | ||||||||
dynamism | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of the various theories or doctrines or philosophical systems that attempt to explain the phenomena of the universe in terms of some immanent force or energy • active strength of body or mind • the activeness of an energetic personality | ||||||||
energy | nounn | |||||||
noun • the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977 • (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs • forceful exertion • enterprising or ambitious drive • an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing) • a healthy capacity for vigorous activity • any source of usable power | ||||||||
enthusiasm | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of excitement • overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval • a lively interest | ||||||||
essence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience • any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted • the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work • a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor | ||||||||
fervor | nounn | |||||||
noun • feelings of great warmth and intensity • the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up | ||||||||
livelihood | nounn | |||||||
noun • the financial means whereby one lives | ||||||||
passion | nounn | |||||||
noun • a strong feeling or emotion • the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion • the trait of being intensely emotional • something that is desired intensely • an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action • a feeling of strong sexual desire • any object of warm affection or devotion | ||||||||
reality | nounn | |||||||
noun • all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you • the state of being actual or real • the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be • the quality possessed by something that is real | ||||||||
soul | nounn | |||||||
noun • the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life • a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential • deep feeling or emotion • the human embodiment of something • a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s | ||||||||
spark | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a momentary flash of light • Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918) • merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance • electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field • a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger • a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction verb • put in motion or move to act • emit or produce sparks | ||||||||