Meaning & use
living
Currently alive, rather than dead or extinct.
See it in a sentence
The museum has a living coral reef exhibit that visitors can observe up close.
She is the last living relative who remembers the family's history before the war.
A note on using this word
Living is also a common noun meaning one's occupation or income, as in earn a living.
Words with a similar meaning
aliveliving and breathing
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
deaddeceased
Another way to use it
2. noun
A person's job or the means by which they earn money to support themselves.
He makes a living as a freelance photographer, traveling to a new city every month.
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