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

Example Sentences

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Among the 11 sectors, nine are up this year, with the financial and healthcare sectors being the exceptions.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

I was limping and being passed by people double my age.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Others who were exposed are being monitored, too.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Rigidity describes how strongly a particle's path resists being bent by magnetic fields.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

For a second, Bee was sure he meant Simon being better at the language than she was.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith