Living and Nonfunctioning

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Living adjective - Being in effective operation.

Usage example: a living culture that has survived a number of foreign invasions

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Nonfunctioning is an antonym for living.

Nearby Words: live, lived, livable

Nonfunctioning adjective - Not being in working order.

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Living is an antonym for nonfunctioning.

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Nonfunctioning and Living. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/living/nonfunctioning

Living & Nonfunctioning. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/living/nonfunctioning>.

Nonfunctioning or Living. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/living/nonfunctioning.

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