Synonyms for
Beings
Definition
Beings refer to living things or creatures, often used to describe human or non-human life forms.
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Common collocations
- human beings
- living beings
- intelligent beings
- divine beings
- supernatural beings
- sentient beings
- other beings
- alien beings
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Usage note
Often used in plural form to refer to people or creatures. 'Being' as a noun can also refer to existence itself.
Example sentences
- The aliens were strange beings with three eyes and tentacles.
- Some people believe that there are supernatural beings like ghosts and angels.
- All living beings need food, water, and air to survive.
- The ocean is home to many different kinds of beings, from tiny plankton to giant whales.
- The museum had exhibits on mythical beings like unicorns and dragons.
Quotes
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous. - Aristotle
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart. - Helen Keller