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 an intellectual curiosity and a real competitiveness. — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 Also for those with kitchens, there is a Whole Foods and Safeway close by to pick-up groceries. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026 There is much to discover and much to think about when watching British creative Theo Rollason‘s Queer Edward II. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 Mathematicians strongly suspect that there is a genuinely knotty loop that also has a Jones polynomial 1. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026 That is a hard thing to ask of organizations with famously small margins, if there is any margin worth mentioning. — John Mildenberger, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026 As the Dome Fire continues to burn in Yosemite National Park, there is the risk of some of the smoke sinking down and settling in the Sacramento Valley this weekend in the absence of any breeze to blow it away. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Some argue there is more nuance to what’s driving her actions. — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Okay, so technically there is no Showtime — at least not as a stand-alone TV network or even as a programming unit. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

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Branding already exists around Kansas City soccer — from Sporting KC to the Kansas City Current to the FIFA World Cup this summer.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Before even making it to the midway point of October, that noise no longer exists, and that reality has understandably sunk in for one of the largest and most passionate fan bases in college sports.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of exists

Verb

But anyone who’s yet to see the earlier series need not fret; while Seven Havens makes reference especially to Korra, any crucial details are reestablished within a narrative that’s set nearly two centuries later and stands largely on its own.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Where the court ultimately stands will have to do with its answers to these tough questions.

— Robert Spitzer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of stands

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Walker ranks second in the NFL with 87 rushing attempts this year, on pace for 370 this season.

— Sam McDowell October 12, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
While there’s nothing like feeling settled in your new home, the physical act of packing all your stuff (sorting, tossing, and organizing it in boxes) and then unpacking it in another residence ranks somewhere between a root canal and filing taxes.

— Perri Ormont Blumberg, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of ranks

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The Technion team approached the problem by rethinking what happens on the other side of the electrolysis process.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
What happens next could impact thousands of residents, farmers, commercial interests and property owners.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of happens

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Lanning took the opportunity after the win to make a statement about the Ducks' program and where their focus lies.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Oman, which lies across the Strait of Hormuz from Iran, has at times played a mediator role in the region.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of lies

Verb

Once Isaias comes ashore, it is expected to weaken until it is downgraded to a tropical storm by Saturday afternoon, the hurricane center said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Again and again, Misty comes fully alive in the presence of others—a saving grace in a town that still often runs on chance meetings, fateful reunions, and testy but resilient relationships.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

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