Word BEING: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

being

🇺🇸 [ˈbiːɪŋ]

Meanings

The state or quality of existing, living, or having existence. It can refer to a person or living creature, or more abstractly, to a state of being or consciousness.

Examples

• She is a kind and thoughtful being.
• As a human being, we all share similar emotions.
• The idea of life as a being is a central theme in philosophy.

Synonyms

existence • creature • entity

Antonyms

non-existence • death • nothingness