Exanimate and Live

Opposite meaning words

Exanimate adjective - Deprived of life; no longer living.

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Live is an antonym for exanimate in topics: dead, extinct.

Live adjective - Possessing life.

Usage example: a live canary

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Exanimate is an antonym for live.

Nearby Words: living, lived

Cite this Source

Live and Exanimate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/exanimate/live

Exanimate & Live. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/exanimate/live>.

Live or Exanimate. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/exanimate/live.

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