Be and Expire

Opposite meaning words

Be verb - To have life.

Usage example: stories that begin with the familiar line “once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden”

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Expire is an antonym for be.

Expire verb - To stop living.

Usage example: made one last visit to his homeland and expired not long afterwards

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Be is an antonym for expire.

Nearby Words: expiry, expired, expiration, expiring

be power

expire power

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Expire and Be. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/be/expire

Be & Expire. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/be/expire>.

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