Synonyms for be
verb
To have being
live, stay, be alive, exist, remain, continue, rest, endure, go on, stand, subsist, breathe, last, prevail, abide, survive, obtain, move, act, do, hold, have place, be located, occupy a position.
Antonyms die*, disappear, stop.
To happen
take place, come about, transpire*, occur; see happen 2.
To equal
amount to, consist of, comprise; see equal.
To mean
signify, denote, imply; see mean 1.
See be in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
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