Synonyms for live
Another word for live is unrecorded, unfilmed or untaped. Below are 23 synonyms and 15 related words across 12 senses, with antonyms.
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1. adjective: actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
- unrecorded
- unfilmed
- untaped
Antonyms
- recorded synonyms
2. adjective: exerting force or containing energy
- living synonyms
- active synonyms
Antonyms
- dead synonyms
3. adjective: possessing life
- alive synonyms
- vital synonyms
- viable synonyms
- animate synonyms
- liveborn
4. adjective: highly reverberant
- reverberant
5. adjective: charged with an explosive
- loaded synonyms
6. adjective: elastic; rebounds readily
- lively synonyms
- resilient synonyms
- bouncy synonyms
- springy
- elastic synonyms
7. adjective: abounding with life and energy
- lively synonyms
8. adjective: in current use or ready for use
9. adjective: of current relevance
10. adjective: charged or energized with electricity
- hot synonyms
- charged synonyms
11. adjective: capable of erupting
- alive synonyms
- active synonyms
12. verb: be an inhabitant of or reside in
- dwell synonyms
- inhabit synonyms
- populate
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- room synonyms
- board synonyms
- live together
- camp synonyms
- camp out
- neighbor
- lodge in
- lodge synonyms
- nest synonyms
- tent synonyms
- occupy synonyms
- tenant
- neighbour
- reside synonyms
- shack up
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Questions people ask
What is another word for live?
You can say unrecorded, unfilmed, untaped, living or active instead of live. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing".
What is the opposite of live?
The opposite of live is recorded or dead.
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