being

[bee-ing] / ˈbi ɪŋ /

NOUN

existence

Synonyms

STRONG

actuality animation journey life living presence reality subsistence vitality world

Antonyms

WEAK

abstract deadness inanimate

NOUN

essential nature

Synonyms

STRONG

character entity essence essentiality individuality marrow personality quintessence self soul spirit substance texture

WEAK

essentia

Antonyms

WEAK

abstract deadness inanimate

NOUN

animate object

Synonyms

STRONG

animal beast body creature entity human individual mortal organism person personage soul thing

WEAK

conscious thing human being living thing

Antonyms

STRONG

abstract animal concept inanimate plant

WEAK

deadness

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Lebanon has long teetered on the edge of being a failed state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

One is a mode of being, the other, of happening.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

The man is believed to be their father, and his identity is being withheld until his next of kin is notified, according to the captain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Despite being ordered not to attend, Turner went along anyway.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Mom says that just being her friend is enough.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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