Live and Perish

Opposite meaning words

sentence examples collocations

Live

Live verb - To have life.
Usage example: Socrates was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Live
Antonyms for Live
Perish is an antonym for live.
Nearby Words: living, lived

Perish

Perish verb - To stop living.
Usage example: 12 people perished in the plane crash
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Perish
Antonyms for Perish
Live is an antonym for perish.
Nearby Words: peril, perishing, perishable
Similar words of live

Similar words of perish

Common collocations

power live power perish power
man live man perish man
door live door perish door
powers live powers perish powers
Other words: enemies.

Both words in one sentence

  • In other words, man may not live by bread alone—but without it he will surely perish.
    Source: Grand Inquisitor Scene
  • Film / Seraphim Falls He also quotes the Bible to Carver: "Those who live by the sword, shall perish by the sword." Revenge Before Reason: After Hayes dies, Gideon rides off into the desert and certain death.
    Source: Film / Seraphim Falls
  • Video Game / Transformers: Devastation Fearing the loss of Cybertron's culture, Nova Prime convinced all the factions of his era to create the Colonnade of Cybertron, thus ensuring that even if Cybertron itself should perish, its culture will live on.
    Source: Video Game / Transformers: Devastation
More sentences
Cite this Source
Perish and Live. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/live/perish
Live & Perish. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/live/perish>.
Perish or Live. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/live/perish.

Antonyms for live


Antonyms for perish

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "live" and "perish" have occurred on timeline