IS Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

verb

Definition of is

present tense third-person singular of be

as in exists

to have life stories that begin with the familiar line "once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden"

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as in stands

to occupy a place or location we'll be there waiting for you

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as in ranks

to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes our school's football team is first in its division

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as in happens

to take place the party is next Saturday

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Recent Examples of is There is a chance of late-day pop-up showers and storms, mainly south of Philadelphia and areas down the shore. — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Remaining cargoes, such as those from the United States, are also more likely to head for Asia than Europe, say analysts, because demand there is particularly strong and buyers are stumping up more. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Then there is what is going on with Shannon Storms Beador, who has crystals in her teeth and cobwebs in her skull. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026 There is no world in which everyone stays and expensive marquee signings join. — Kaya Kaynak, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 The executive noted that at many busy airports, there is no room for building new terminals and hangars or extending ramp space, making acquisitions the only way to gain entry. — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 But there is a new wave of dining headed toward the neighborhood, with several restaurant openings announced by the teams behind other popular Atlanta ventures like Joystick Gamebar and Little Bear. — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026 But there is no doubt in my mind that the musical ennobles the previously more limited material, which is not often the case when Hollywood movies are scored and sung. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for is

Verb

Spotify cast the move as streamlining a feature that already exists, the 15-second skip button, which users in practice often use to bypass ads.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Picturing an adorable robot, eagerly seeking to be of use, even designed to wag a mechanical tail, to riff off the idea, the proposal doesn’t sound that far-fetched, but rather a development of what already exists.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of exists

Verb

Yet by selectivity, Ozarks ranks as the tenth most selective baccalaureate college in the country — outpacing schools with far larger endowments and far louder name recognition.

— Scott White, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Postpartum psychosis Postpartum psychosis ranks as one of the rarest and most severe mental health disorders associated with childbirth.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of ranks

Verb

But the public should also understand what happens when institutions reduce job security while continuing to pay way less than competing employers.

— Francisco Ruiz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
What happens there remains to be seen but, even if the EFL sees off that legal threat, this is far from the end of the organisation’s work on financial regulations — especially in the bottom two divisions.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of happens

Verb

Soon after that conversation, Miller, who lives around the corner from the school, looked out the window and saw followers on the school roof with binoculars looking back.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Stay Disciplined With SaaS Founders who ignore SaaS creep risk paying for tools their teams don’t use, duplicating functionality, and losing sight of where critical data actually lives.

— Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of lives

Verb

Cheap models could bring tutoring, translation, diagnostics, legal assistance, farm advice and small-business automation to places Western subscription pricing barely reaches.

— Will Conaway, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
What the new vision misses The report places heavy emphasis on innovation, commercialization and technology deployment.

— H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of places

Verb

But of course, that ability to travel with ease—and joy—comes with a foolproof list of travel accessories to make the journey as smooth as humanly possible.

— Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026
Her accessory choice comes two weeks after Meghan and Harry shared a rare photo of their children Princess Lilibet, 5, and Prince Archie, 7, visiting Althorp, Princess Diana’s childhood home.

— Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026

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