BEINGS Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

beings

noun

plural of being

as in creatures

a member of the human race no one has the right to enslave another being

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as in entities

one that has a real and independent existence new parents are typically in awe at having created this separate being

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nonentities

as in essences

the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is music is such a large part of her being that she could never give up performing

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Recent Examples of beings The projections can take whatever physical form a ring-bearer wills, and some powerful Lanterns have conjured the shapes of living beings, though sentience is another matter. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026 Both players were brilliant, showcasing what can happen when beings presumably devote most of their 333-year-old lives to studying music. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 Green plants, being our planet’s early manifested life, provide essential food to all living beings because of their ability to capture energy from the sun and utilize it to power all life processes. — Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026 These forces could be imagined as two beings and, by metaphoric extension, as male and female. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 These immortal beings assembled various groups (including the Green Lantern Corps) in an effort to bring about order and peace. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 15 Aug. 2026 As social beings, humans glean information from others by looking, observing and listening, Perry said. — Terry Ward, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 The universe pairs real-world figures with young protagonists, folklore and mythical beings drawn from across the continent, with the goal of introducing Asian stories to global audiences. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026 Harari and many proponents of the ethical view of affective sentientism want suffering to be the defining criterion that protects conscious beings from becoming second-class citizens to intelligent machines. — Andréa Morris, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Showing off import sheets related to bats, seahorses and other creatures, Tlusty illustrated how this works.

— John Werner, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Contrary to their reputation, bats are not fearsome creatures but unsung ecological heroes.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of creatures

Noun

Anedda’s way of capturing different moments from different linguistic or interpretive points of view allows the everyday elements of our lives to find space in poetry, democratically.

— Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
During their reign in Hollywood’s Golden Age, their lives and cinematic work played out ideals about femininity and its expectations in American culture writ large.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of lives

Noun

Other astronomers have questioned whether the current definition goes far enough, particularly as researchers discover rogue planets, brown dwarfs and other unusual objects that blur the boundaries between planets, moons and stars.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Artwork, objects, and textures should reflect you, not a theme.

— Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of objects

Noun

Buprenorphine is especially useful for reducing opioid withdrawal and craving while providing some protection against the effects of more powerful opioid substances.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Some undergo cosmetic procedures and reportedly inject their bodies with peptides, testosterone, and other substances that enhance their physiques.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of substances

Noun

Two men accused of armed robberies during Facebook Marketplace transactions were arrested in Fort Worth, police said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
In 1995, Mladic’s troops slaughtered more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica — the only post-World War II case of genocide in Europe.

— Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026