LexiTopic: Existence and Change
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The LexiConnexxions analysis has identified these words related to EXISTENCE AND CHANGE in the Spelling Bee lexicon.
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ABOUT THE LEXITOPICS PROJECT
Taxonomy for Spelling Bee words related to EXISTENCE AND CHANGE
SUBJECT HEADINGS IN THIS LEXITOPIC:
Beginning not biologyChangingContinuing, Persisting going on as before (not specific action)Creation, Coming Into Being not biologyDamaging, Destroying, EliminatingDecay, Decline, or Disappearance not biologyDevelopment and Growth not biologyEnding, Not Existing not biologyEssential, Intrinsic to itselfExisting not biologyInventing, Making, BuildingModels, Formulas, and PrototypesNew, NovelOld, Obsolete, OutmodedPermanence and Impermanence of existenceUnchanging
NOTES ABOUT THE TAXONOMY FOR EXISTENCE
SCOPE NOTE: This LexiTopic compiles and defines Bee words related to (in general) abstract, figurative, and metaphorical concepts of beginning, existence, continuity, change, and ending.
Words related to time and the passage of time are in TIME.
Words related to the biological facts of birth, living, growth, development, aging, dying, and death are in BIOLOGY and in HUMAN HEALTH AND MEDICINE.
Words related to social aspects of birth, living, dying, and death are in PEOPLE: INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS.
Words related to religious beliefs are in BELIEF SYSTEMS.
Words related to the objective and subjective characteristics of existing objects and situations are, for the most part, in OBJECTS AND COLLECTIONS and in CONDITIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS, respectively.
Topical arrangement of Spelling Bee words related to EXISTENCE
Beginning not biology
ALPHA: something that is first: beginningBEGIN: to start; to have a starting pointBEGINNING: to start; to have a starting pointBOWED: to debut (the play will bow next month)BOWING: to debut (the play will bow next month)COMMENCE: to enter upon: to begin (commence proceedings); to have or make a beginning: to startCOMMENCEMENT: an act, instance, or time of commencingDATE: to originate (a friendship dating from college days; jewelry dating back to the 1700s)DATED: to originate (a friendship dating from college days; jewelry dating back to the 1700s)DATING: to originate (a friendship dating from college days; jewelry dating back to the 1700s)EDGE: a point near the beginning or the end, especially: brink, verge (on the edge of disaster; living on the edge)ENGAGE: to begin and carry on an enterprise or activity —used with in (engaged in trade for many years)ENGAGED: to begin and carry on an enterprise or activity —used with in (engaged in trade for many years)ENGAGING: to begin and carry on an enterprise or activity —used with in (engaged in trade for many years)INAUGURAL: of or relating to an inauguration; marking a beginningINCEPTIVE: of or relating to a beginningINCIPIENCE: the state or fact of being incipient: beginningINCIPIENCY: the state or fact of being incipient: beginningINCOMING: just starting or beginningINDUCT: to introduce or initiateINDUCTION: an initial experience: initiationINITIAL: of or relating to the beginning: incipientINITIALLY: at the beginning: at firstINITIATE: to cause or facilitate the beginning of: set goingINITIATING: to cause or facilitate the beginning of: set goingINITIATIVE: an introductory stepINITIATOR: one who causes or facilitates the beginning of: one who sets goingLAUNCH: to put into operation or set in motion: initiate, introduce (launch a business); to give (a person) a start (launched her on a new career); to enter energetically (launched into an impromptu speech); to make a start (had launched on his hour of study)MADE: to begin or seem to begin a certain actionMAKE: to begin or seem to begin a certain actionMAKING: to begin or seem to begin a certain actionMORN: a period of first development: beginningMORNING: a period of first development: beginningOPEN: to enter upon: to begin (opened the meeting); to begin a course or activityOPENED: to enter upon: to begin (opened the meeting); to begin a course or activity
Changing
ADAPT: to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification (adapt the curriculum to students' needs); also, to become adapted: suited by nature, character, or design to a particular use, purpose, or situation —used with to or for (adapt to a new environment)ADAPTED: suited by nature, character, or design to a particular use, purpose, or situation —used with to or for (adapt to a new environment); also, to become adaptedADAPTING: to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification (adapt the curriculum to students' needs); also, to become adapted: suited by nature, character, or design to a particular use, purpose, or situation —used with to or for (adapt to a new environment)ADAPTATION: something that is adapted (a new adaptation of an old recipe); specifically: a composition rewritten into a new form (a screen adaptation of a novel); also, the act or process of adapting (a process undergoing adaptation); the state of being adapted (adaptation to changing circumstances)ADAPTION*: adaptation: something that is adapted (a new adaptation of an old recipe); specifically: a composition rewritten into a new form (a screen adaptation of a novel); also, the act or process of adapting (a process undergoing adaptation); the state of being adapted (adaptation to changing circumstances)ADAPTIVITY: the quality of being adaptive: providing, contributing to, or marked by adaptation: arising as a result of adaptation
AFFECT: to act on and cause a change in (someone or something)AGENT: something that produces or is capable of producing an effect: an active or efficient cause (Education proved to be an agent of change in the community.); a means or instrument by which a guiding intelligence achieves a result; one that acts or exerts powerCHANGE: the act, process, or result of changing: such as alteration, transformation, substitution; also, to make different in some particular: alter; to make radically different: transform; to undergo a modification of; to become different; to undergo transformation, transition, or substitutionCHANGED: the act, process, or result of changing: such as alteration, transformation, substitution; also, to make different in some particular: alter; to make radically different: transform; to undergo a modification of; to become different; to undergo transformation, transition, or substitutionCHANGING: the act, process, or result of changing: such as alteration, transformation, substitution; also, to make different in some particular: alter; to make radically different: transform; to undergo a modification of; to become different; to undergo transformation, transition, or substitutionDEADLY: implacable (a deadly enemy)EDIT: to alter, adapt, or refine, especially to bring about conformity to a standard or to suit a particular purpose (carefully edited the speech; edit a data file); also, an instance or result of editingEDITED: to alter, adapt, or refine especially to bring about conformity to a standard or to suit a particular purpose (carefully edited the speech; edit a data file); also, an instance or result of editingFLEXIBLE: characterized by a ready capability to adapt to new, different, or changing requirementsGAVE: to undergo or submit to change (for the strike to be settled, something has to give)GIVE: to undergo or submit to change (for the strike to be settled, something has to give)GIVEN: to undergo or submit to change (for the strike to be settled, something has to give)GIVING: to undergo or submit to change (for the strike to be settled, something has to give)GOING: present participle of to go, to undergo a change (leaves going from green to red)GONE: past participle of to go, to undergo a change (leaves going from green to red)GRADUAL: moving, changing, or developing by fine or often imperceptible degrees; proceeding by steps or degreesGRADUALLY: moving, changing, or developing by fine or often imperceptible degrees; proceeding by steps or degreesGROW: to pass into a condition: to become (grew pale)GROWING: to pass into a condition: to become (grew pale)GROWN: to pass into a condition: to become (grew pale)INNOVATING: to make changes: do something in a new wayLABILE: readily open to change (has so labile a face)LABILITY: readily open to change (has so labile a face)LEAP: to pass abruptly from one state or topic to another (the difficult leap from college to the workplace); a sudden passage or transition (a great leap forward)LEAPED: to pass abruptly from one state or topic to another (the difficult leap from college to the workplace); a sudden passage or transition (a great leap forward)LEAPT: to pass abruptly from one state or topic to another (the difficult leap from college to the workplace); a sudden passage or transition (a great leap forward)LIMINAL: of, relating to, or being an intermediate state, phase, or condition: in-between, transitionalMOBILE: adaptable, versatile (an organization mobile enough to be able to cope with any emergency)MODIFY: to make minor changes in (modify a plan); also, to make basic or fundamental changes in [something] often to give a new orientation to or to serve a new endMORPH: to change the form or character of: to transform; to undergo transformationMUTABLE: prone to change: inconstant; capable of change or of being changedMUTANT: of, relating to, or produced by mutationMUTATE: to undergo mutation; to cause to undergo mutationPLIABLE: adjustable to varying conditionsRUNNING: to exist or occur in a continuous range of variation (shades run from white to dark gray); to pass from one state to another (run into debt); to bring to a specified condition by or as if by running (ran himself to death at work)TACK: a course or method of action, especially: one sharply divergent from that previously followed; also, to modify one's policy or attitude abruptlyTACKED: a course or method of action, especially: one sharply divergent from that previously followed; also, to modify one's policy or attitude abruptlyTACKING: a course or method of action, especially: one sharply divergent from that previously followed; also, to modify one's policy or attitude abruptlyTELL: to have a marked effect (the pressure was beginning to tell on him)TIDAL: periodically rising and falling or flowing and ebbingTIDALLY: periodically rising and falling or flowing and ebbingTIDE: something that fluctuates like the tides of the sea (the tide of public opinion); also, to flow as or in a tide: to surgeTIDED: something that fluctuates like the tides of the sea (the tide of public opinion); also, to flow as or in a tide: to surgeTIDING: something that fluctuates like the tides of the sea (the tide of public opinion); also, to flow as or in a tide: to surgeTINGE: an affective or modifying property or influence: touch (a tinge of guilt); also, to affect or modify in characterTINGEING: M-W: tingeing or tinging: an affective or modifying property or influence: touch (a tinge of guilt); also, to affect or modify in characterTINGING: M-W: tingeing or tinging: an affective or modifying property or influence: touch (a tinge of guilt); also, to affect or modify in characterTINT: a usually slight modifying quality or characteristic: a touchTOGGLE: to switch between usually two different options, states, or activities: to alternate, to cycleTOLD: to have a marked effect (the pressure was beginning to tell on him)TURN: an act of changing: alteration, modification (a nasty turn in the weather); also, to cause to become of a specified nature or appearance (turned him into a frog, embarrassment turned her face red); to become changed, altered, or transformed (the weather turned); to be variable or inconstant; to pass from one state to another: to change (water had turned to ice); to become, to grow (his hair had turned gray) (the weather turned bad) (just turned twenty); to become someone or something specified by change from another state: to change into (turn pro, doctors turned authors); to change by the passage of time (days turned into weeks and months); to convert, transform (turn defeat into victory); to alter the drift, tendency, or expected result of (turned the conversation to sports, turned the outcome of the election)TURNAROUND: a turnabout: a change or reversal of direction, trend, policy, role, or character (a corporate turnaround)UNEVEN: varying in quality (an uneven performance)UNEVENLY: varying in quality (an uneven performance)VAGRANT: having a fleeting, wayward, or inconstant quality (a vagrant impulse); having no fixed course: random (a vagrant breeze)VARY: to make a partial change in: to make different in some attribute or characteristic; to make differences between items in: to diversify; to exhibit or undergo change; to deviate, depart [from what is expected]VOLATILITY: the quality or state of being volatile: a tendency to change quickly and unpredictably (price volatility, the volatility of the stock market)WENT: past tense of to go, to undergo a change (leaves going from green to red)WIDE: extending or fluctuating considerably between limits (a wide variation)
Continuing, Persisting going on as before (not specific action)
ALIVE: still in existence, force, or operation: active (kept hope alive)CARRY: to prolong or maintain in space, time, or degree (carry a principle too far)CARRYING: to prolong or maintain in space, time, or degree (carry a principle too far)ENGAGE: to begin and carry on an enterprise or activity —used with in (engaged in trade for many years)ENGAGED: to begin and carry on an enterprise or activity —used with in (engaged in trade for many years)ENGAGING: to begin and carry on an enterprise or activity —used with in (engaged in trade for many years)
EVER: always (ever striving to improve); at any time (more than ever before)GOING: present participle of to go, to be habitually in a certain state or condition (goes barefoot in the summer); present participle of to go, to be in general or on an average (cheap, as yachts go); to extend (His knowledge fails to go very deep.)GONE: past participle of to go, to be habitually in a certain state or condition (goes barefoot in the summer); past participle of to go, to be in general or on an average (cheap, as yachts go); to extend (His knowledge fails to go very deep.)HANG: to linger, persist (The thought hung in her mind for days.)HANGING: to linger, persist (The thought hung in her mind for days.)HAUNT: to recur constantly and spontaneously to (e.g., the tune haunted her); to reappear continually; to persist, to lingerHAUNTED: to recur constantly and spontaneously to (e.g., the tune haunted her); to reappear continually; to persist, to lingerHUNG: to linger, persist (The thought hung in her mind for days.)KEEP: to continue usually without interruption; to persist in a practice; to stay or continue inKEEPING: to continue usually without interruption; to persist in a practice; to stay or continue inKEPT: past tense and past participle of keep: to continue usually without interruption; to persist in a practice; to stay or continue inLAIN: past tense of to lay: to remainLEAD: to go through: to live (she leads a quiet life)LYING: to remainMAINTAIN: to continue or persevere in: carry on, keep up (maintained his composure)MAINTAINING: to continue or persevere in: carry on, keep up (maintained his composure)OBTAIN: to be generally recognized or established: to prevail (Those ideas no longer obtain for our generation.)ONGOING: being actually in process (ongoing research); continuing (The investigation is ongoing.); continuously moving forward; growing (the long ongoing history of medicine)PROTRACT: to prolong in time or space: to continuePROTRACTOR: one that protracts: to prolong in time or space: to continueRIDING: to continue without interference (let it ride); to survive, outlast —usually used with out (rode out the storm)RUNNING: (adj) incessant, continuous (a running battle, a running joke/gag); also, to continue in force, operation, or production (the contract has two more years to run) (the play ran for six months); to remain of a specified size, amount, character, or quality (profits were running high); to have or maintain a relative position or condition (as in a race) (ran a respectable third)WENT: past tense of to go, to be habitually in a certain state or condition (goes barefoot in the summer); past tense of to go, to be in general or on an average (cheap, as yachts go); to extend (His knowledge fails to go very deep.)
Creation, Coming Into Being not biology
ADVENT: a coming into being or use (Not the Christian liturgical season “Advent” which is always capitalized)BECAME: came into existenceBECOME: to come into existenceBEGAT: to produce especially as an effect or outgrowthBEGETTING: to produce especially as an effect or outgrowthBEGIN: to come into existence: arise; to bring into being: foundBEGINNING: to come into existence: arise; to bring into being: foundBIRTH: beginning, start; to give rise to: originate (to give birth to)BLOOM: to appear or occur unexpectedly or in remarkable quantity or degreeBLOOMED: to appear or occur unexpectedly or in remarkable quantity or degreeBLOOMING: to appear or occur unexpectedly or in remarkable quantity or degreeBRING: to cause to exist or occur: such as to be the occasion of (winter brings snow)BRINGING: to cause to exist or occur: such as to be the occasion of (winter brings snow)BROUGHT: to cause to exist or occur: such as to be the occasion of (winter brings snow)BUILD: to form by ordering and uniting materials by gradual means into a composite whole: to construct (birds building a nest, build new hospitals and schools); also, to cause to be constructed (a contractor who has built hundreds of homes); also, to engage in buildingBUILDING: to form by ordering and uniting materials by gradual means into a composite whole: to construct (birds building a nest, build new hospitals and schools); also, to cause to be constructed (a contractor who has built hundreds of homes); also, to engage in buildingBUILT: to form by ordering and uniting materials by gradual means into a composite whole: to construct (birds building a nest, build new hospitals and schools); also, to cause to be constructed (a contractor who has built hundreds of homes); also, to engage in buildingCAME: to become (a dream that came true); to originate, to arise (Wine comes from grapes. They come from sturdy stock.)COIN: to create, to invent (coin a phrase)COINED: to create, to invent (coin a phrase)COINING: to create, to invent (coin a phrase)COME: to become (a dream that came true); to originate, to arise (Wine comes from grapes. They come from sturdy stock.)COMING: to become (a dream that came true); to originate, to arise (Wine comes from grapes. They come from sturdy stock.)CONCEIVE: to cause to begin: to originate (a project conceived by the company's founder)CONCEIVED: to cause to begin: to originate (a project conceived by the company's founder)CONFLUENCE: a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one pointDAWN: a beginning; to begin to appear or developDAWNED: to begin to appear or developDAWNING: to begin to appear or developDEVOLVE: to come by or as if by flowing down (actions devolving from his beliefs)DEVOLVED: to come by or as if by flowing down (actions devolving from his beliefs)EFFECT: to cause to come into beingEFFECTED: to cause to come into beingEFFECTING: to cause to come into beingEFFECTUATE: to cause or bring about (something): to put (something) into effect or operation: to effectFLOW: to derive from a source: to come into being (the wealth that flows from trade)FLOWED: to derive from a source: to come into being (the wealth that flows from trade)FLOWING: to derive from a source: to come into being (the wealth that flows from trade)FOUND: to take the first steps in building; to set or ground on something solid, to base; to establish (something) often with provision for future maintenanceFOUNDED: to take the first steps in building; to set or ground on something solid, to base; to establish (something) often with provision for future maintenanceFOUNDING: to take the first steps in building; to set or ground on something solid, to base; to establish (something) often with provision for future maintenanceFULFILL: to convert into realityFULFILLED: to convert into realityFULFILLING: to convert into realityGAVE: to yield as a product, consequence, or effect: produce (cows give milk)GIVE: to yield as a product, consequence, or effect: produce (cows give milk)GIVEN: to yield as a product, consequence, or effect: produce (cows give milk)GIVING: to yield as a product, consequence, or effect: produce (cows give milk)GOING: present participle of to go, to come to be: to become (The tire went flat.); to come or arrive at a certain state or condition (go to sleep) (went to pieces) GONE: past participle of to go, to come to be: to become (The tire went flat.); to come or arrive at a certain state or condition (go to sleep) (went to pieces) HAPPEN: to come into beingHAPPENED: to come into beingHAPPENING: to come into beingINCIPIENT: beginning to come into being or to become apparentMADE: to cause to exist, occur, or appear; to cause to be or become; to make, to bring into being by forming, shaping, or altering; to fashionMAKE: to cause to exist, occur, or appear; to cause to be or become; to make, to bring into being by forming, shaping, or altering; to fashionMAKING: to cause to exist, occur, or appear; to cause to be or become; to make, to bring into being by forming, shaping, or altering; to fashionNATAL: native: constituting the original substance or source (the way I must return to native dust—John Milton)NATIVE: constituting the original substance or source (the way I must return to native dust—John Milton)OCCUR: to come into existenceORIGIN: rise, beginning, or derivation from a source (the origin of life on Earth); also, the point at which something begins or rises or from which it derives (the origin of that particular custom); also, something that creates, causes, or gives rise to another (a spring is the origin of the brook)PLANT: to establish, institutePOPPED: to go, come, or appear suddenly (New businesses are popping up all over town.)POPPING: to go, come, or appear suddenly (New businesses are popping up all over town.)POTENCY: potentiality, the ability to develop or come into existenceQUARRY: a rich sourceRADICAL: a basic principle: a foundation; also, of or relating to the origin; fundamentalRADICALLY: a basic principle: a foundation; also, of or relating to the origin; fundamentalTAILOR: to make or adapt to suit a special need or purposeTAKE: to assume [a form, shape, etc.] (gods often took the likeness of a human being) (when the college took its present form)TAKEN: to assume [a form, shape, etc.] (gods often took the likeness of a human being) (when the college took its present form)TOOK: to assume [a form, shape, etc.] (gods often took the likeness of a human being) (when the college took its present form)WELL: source, origin; also, a source from which something may be drawn as neededWENT: past tense of to go, to come to be: to become (The tire went flat.); to come or arrive at a certain state or condition (go to sleep) (went to pieces) WOMB: a place where something is generated
Damaging, Destroying, Eliminating
ABLATE: to remove or destroy especially by cutting, abrading, or evaporatingABORT: to terminate a procedure prematurely; to stop in the early stagesANNIHILATE: to destroy a considerable part ofANNIHILATING: to destroy a considerable part ofANNIHILATION: to destroy a considerable part ofBLANK: to obscure, obliterate (blank out a line)BLANKED: to obscure, obliterate (blank out a line)BLEW: to shatter, burst, or destroy by explosion; to erupt, explode (the bridge was about to blow)BLIGHT: something that impairs or destroysBLOW: to shatter, burst, or destroy by explosion; to erupt, explode (the bridge was about to blow)BLOWING: to shatter, burst, or destroy by explosion; to erupt, explode (the bridge was about to blow)BLOWN: to shatter, burst, or destroy by explosion; to erupt, explode (the bridge was about to blow)CANCEL: to destroyCANCELABLE: to destroyCANCELED: to destroyCANCELING: to destroyCANCELLABLE: to destroyCANCELLED: to destroyCANCELLING: to destroyCLEAN: to remove, eradicate —usually used with up or offCLEANED: to remove, eradicate —usually used with up or offCLEANING: to remove, eradicate —usually used with up or offCORRUPT: to cause disintegration or ruinCRAB: to spoil, to ruinDAMAGE: loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation; also, to cause damageDAMAGED: loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation; also, to cause damageDAMAGING: loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation; also, to cause damageDEADLY: aiming to kill or destroyDECIMATE: to cause great destruction or harm toDECIMATED: to cause great destruction or harm toDELETE: to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasingDELETED: to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasingDEMO: to demolishDEMOED: to demolishEATEN: to destroy, consume, or waste by or as if by eating (expenses were eating into the profits); to consume gradually: to corrode (eaten by rust); to affect something by gradual destruction or consumption —usually used with into, away, or atEFFACE: to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface; to cause to vanishEFFACING: to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface; to cause to vanishENDED: to destroyENDING: to destroyGELD: to deprive of a natural or essential part (the legislation was pretty much gelded by the time it was passed)GELDED: to deprive of a natural or essential part (the legislation was pretty much gelded by the time it was passed)HAVOC: (verb) to lay waste: destroyLETHAL: gravely damaging or destructive: devastating (a lethal attack on his reputation)LETHALLY: gravely damaging or destructive: devastating (a lethal attack on his reputation)MOWED: to kill or destroy in great numbers or mercilessly (machine guns mowed down the enemy)MOWING: to kill or destroy in great numbers or mercilessly (machine guns mowed down the enemy)MOWN: to kill or destroy in great numbers or mercilessly (machine guns mowed down the enemy)NIPPED: to destroy the growth, progress, or fulfillment of (a life nipped in the bud)NIPPING: to destroy the growth, progress, or fulfillment of (a life nipped in the bud)PART: to break or suffer the breaking of (something, such as a rope or anchor chain); to become separated, detached, or brokenPLOW: to move forcefully into or through something (the car plowed into a fence)PLOWING: to move forcefully into or through something (the car plowed into a fence)PULL: to draw apart: to rend, tearPULLED: to draw apart: to rend, tearRAVAGING: to wreak havoc on: affect destructively; to commit destructive actionsRAZING: to destroy to the ground: demolish (raze an old building)RUIN: a ruined building, person, or object (The castle is now a ruin.); the remains of something destroyed —usually used in plural (the ruins of an ancient temple, the ruins of his life); the state of being ruined —archaic except in plural (the city lay in ruins); also, to reduce to ruins: devastate; (a ruined city); ---- also the action of destroying, laying waste, or wrecking (The enemy's ruin of the city.); also, damage, injury (The ruin caused by neglect); also, a cause of destruction (fire was its ruin); also, to damage irreparably (crops ruined by hail; moths ruined the sweater); to become ruinedRUINING: a ruined building, person, or object (The castle is now a ruin.); the remains of something destroyed —usually used in plural (the ruins of an ancient temple, the ruins of his life); the state of being ruined —archaic except in plural (the city lay in ruins); also, to reduce to ruins: devastate; (a ruined city); ---- also the action of destroying, laying waste, or wrecking (The enemy's ruin of the city.); also, damage, injury (The ruin caused by neglect); also, a cause of destruction (fire was its ruin); also, to damage irreparably (crops ruined by hail; moths ruined the sweater); to become ruinedTEETH: something that injures, tortures, devours, or destroys (… jealousy with rankling tooth …—Thomas Gray)TOOTH: something that injures, tortures, devours, or destroys (… jealousy with rankling tooth …—Thomas Gray)UNBUILD: to pull down: demolish, raze; to destroy somethingUNBUILDING: to pull down: demolish, raze; to destroy somethingUNBUILT: to pull down: demolish, raze; to destroy somethingUNDID: to make of no effect or as if not done: make null: reverse (The damage cannot be undone.)UNDO: to make of no effect or as if not done: make null: reverse (The damage cannot be undone.)UNDOING: annulment, reversal; also, to make of no effect or as if not done: make null: reverse (The damage cannot be undone.)UNDONE: to make of no effect or as if not done: make null: reverse (The damage cannot be undone.)UNLIVING: unlive (verb): to annul, reverse [the effects of]UPROOT: to remove as if by pulling up (striving to uproot poverty)VANDAL: one who willfully or ignorantly destroys, damages, or defaces property belonging to another or to the public; from Vandals, name of the Germanic tribe that sacked Rome in 455 under GensericWHITTLE: to reduce, remove, or destroy gradually as if by cutting off bits with a knife: to pare (whittle down expenses)WRACK: wreckage: the act of wrecking: the state of being wrecked; something that has been wrecked; broken and disordered parts or material from something wrecked; the action of wrecking or fact or state of being wrecked: destruction; the broken remains of something wrecked or otherwise ruined; ruin, destruction; also, a remnant of something destroyed; also, to utterly ruin: to wreckYIELD: to give way under physical force (such as bending, stretching, or breaking)YIELDED: to give way under physical force (such as bending, stretching, or breaking)
Decay, Decline, or Disappearance not biology
CANCEL: to destroy the force, effectiveness, or validity of: annul (cancel a subscription or a check)CANCELABLE: to destroy the force, effectiveness, or validity of: annul (cancel a subscription or a check)CANCELED: to destroy the force, effectiveness, or validity of: annul (cancel a subscription or a check)CANCELING: to destroy the force, effectiveness, or validity of: annul (cancel a subscription or a check)CANCELLABLE: to destroy the force, effectiveness, or validity of: annul (cancel a subscription or a check)CANCELLED: to destroy the force, effectiveness, or validity of: annul (cancel a subscription or a check)CANCELLING: to destroy the force, effectiveness, or validity of: annul (cancel a subscription or a check)DECADENCE: marked by decay or decline; also, a period of decline DECADENCE: the process of becoming decadent, characterized by or appealing to self-indulgenceDECAY: gradual decline in strength, soundness, or prosperity or in degree of excellence or perfection (the decay of the public school system); a wasting or wearing away: ruin (a neighborhood that had fallen into decay); also, to fall into ruin (the city's decaying neighborhoods); to decline from a sound or prosperous condition (a decaying empire)DECAYED: gradual decline in strength, soundness, or prosperity or in degree of excellence or perfection (the decay of the public school system); a wasting or wearing away: ruin (a neighborhood that had fallen into decay); also, to fall into ruin (the city's decaying neighborhoods); to decline from a sound or prosperous condition (a decaying empire)DECLINE: a change to a lower state or level (the decline of the aristocracy); also, the period during which something is deteriorating or approaching its end (an empire in decline); also, to draw toward a close: to wane (the day declined); also, to stoop to what is unworthy (he declined into a shameful state)DECLINED: a change to a lower state or level (the decline of the aristocracy); also, the period during which something is deteriorating or approaching its end (an empire in decline); also, to draw toward a close: to wane (the day declined); also, to stoop to what is unworthy (he declined into a shameful state)DEPLETE: to lessen markedly in content, power, or valueDEPLETED: to lessen markedly in content, power, or valueDEVOLVE: to degenerate through a gradual change or evolution (The scene devolved into chaos.)DEVOLVED: to degenerate through a gradual change or evolution (The scene devolved into chaos.)DIED: to disappear or subside gradually —often used with away, down, or out (the storm died down)DYING: to disappear or subside gradually —often used with away, down, or out (the storm died down)EBBED: to fall from a higher to a lower level or from a better to a worse state (his popularity ebbed)EBBING: to fall from a higher to a lower level or from a better to a worse state (his popularity ebbed)EMPTY: destitute of effect or force (an empty threat)FADE: to sink away: to vanish (a fading memory, The smile faded from his face.)FADED: to sink away: to vanish (a fading memory, The smile faded from his face.)FADING: to sink away: to vanish (a fading memory, The smile faded from his face.)FAIL: to fade or die away (until our family line fails) (the light is failing as the sun sets)FAILING: to fade or die away (until our family line fails) (the light is failing as the sun sets)FLED: to pass away swiftly: to vanishFLEE: to pass away swiftly: to vanishFLEEING: to pass away swiftly: to vanishFLEET: [adjective] fleeting, passing swiftly: transitory; also, to fade away: vanishFLEW: to fade and disappear: to vanish (e.g., mists flying before the morning sun)FLOWN: to fade and disappear: to vanish (e.g., mists flying before the morning sun)FLYING: to fade and disappear: to vanish (e.g., mists flying before the morning sun)LEECH: to drain the substance of: to exhaust (bankers leeched them white)LEECHED: to drain the substance of: to exhaust (bankers leeched them white)LEECHING: to drain the substance of: to exhaust (bankers leeched them white)MELT: to dissolve, disintegrate (the sugar melted in the coffee); to disappear as if by dissolving (her anger melted at his kind words); to cause to disappear or disperse; (noun) the mass melted at a single operation or the quantity melted during a specified period
MELTING: to dissolve, disintegrate (the sugar melted in the coffee); to disappear as if by dissolving (her anger melted at his kind words); to cause to disappear or disperse; (noun) the mass melted at a single operation or the quantity melted during a specified periodRUNOUT: Not in M-W; Collins has an act or instance of expiring or becoming depleted (the runout of a union contract, a runout in office supplies)TWILIGHT: a period of decline (the twilight of American democracy)
Development and Growth not biology
ADVANCE: to accelerate the growth or progress ofADVANCED: to accelerate the growth or progress ofCHILDHOOD: the early period in the development of somethingEVOLVE: to develop, work outEVOLVED: to develop, work outEVOLVING: to develop, work outEXPLICIT: fully developed or formulated (an explicit plan)FINALITY: the condition of being at an ultimate point especially of development or authorityGROW: to spring up and develop to maturity; to develop from a parent source (the book grew out of a series of lectures); to be able to grow in some place or situation (trees that grow in the tropics); to increase, to expand (grows in wisdom)GROWING: to spring up and develop to maturity; to develop from a parent source (the book grew out of a series of lectures); to be able to grow in some place or situation (trees that grow in the tropics); to increase, to expand (grows in wisdom)GROWN: to develop from a parent source (the book grew out of a series of lectures); to be able to grow in some place or situation (trees that grow in the tropics); to increase, to expand (grows in wisdom)GROWTH: a stage in the process of growing: size; increase, expansion (the growth of the oil industry)HIGH: constituting the late, most fully developed, or most creative stage or period (high Gothic); advanced in complexity, development, or elaboration (the higher primates including humans) (higher mathematics)LINEAGE: derivation (the lineage of the sonata form)LOVE: to thrive in (the rose loves sunlight)LOVED: to thrive in (the rose loves sunlight)LOVING: to thrive in (the rose loves sunlight)MADE: to develop into; to form the essential being of (clothes make the man)MAKE: to develop into; to form the essential being of (clothes make the man)MAKING: to develop into; to form the essential being of (clothes make the man)MAXIMA: plural of maximum, the period of highest, greatest, or utmost developmentONCOMING: emergent, rising (the oncoming generation)PLANE: a level of existence, consciousness, or development (on the intellectual plane)TAKE: to cause to move to a specified state, condition, or sphere of activity (took the company public, took his team to the finals)TAKEN: to cause to move to a specified state, condition, or sphere of activity (took the company public, took his team to the finals)TAPROOT: the central element or position in a line of growth or developmentTOOK: to cause to move to a specified state, condition, or sphere of activity (took the company public, took his team to the finals)UNEVOLVED: not evolved: such as not fully developed (an unevolved wine)
Ending, Not Existing not biology
ABATE: to put an end toABATED: to put an end toABATING: to put an end toANNIHILATE: to nullify; to cause to cease to exist: to do away with entirely so that nothing remainsANNIHILATING: to nullify; to cause to cease to exist: to do away with entirely so that nothing remainsANNIHILATION: to nullify; to cause to cease to exist: to do away with entirely so that nothing remainsANNULLING: to reduce to nothing: to obliterateAWAY: out of existence: to an end (echoes dying away)CANCEL: to bring to nothingnessCANCELABLE: to bring to nothingnessCANCELED: to bring to nothingnessCANCELING: to bring to nothingnessCANCELLABLE: to bring to nothingnessCANCELLED: to bring to nothingnessCANCELLING: to bring to nothingnessCANNED: slang: to put a stop or end to (can the chatter)CANNING: slang: to put a stop or end to (can the chatter)CAPPED: to bring to a climax or conclusion (cap off the show with a song)CAPPING: to bring to a climax or conclusion (cap off the show with a song)COMMITTAL: consignment: the act or process of consigning: to commit especially to a final destination or fate (a writer consigned to oblivion)CURTAIN: curtains plural: end, especially: death (it will be curtains for us if we're caught)DEATH: the passing or destruction of something inanimate (the death of vaudeville)DECLINE: the period during which something is deteriorating or approaching its end (an empire in decline); also, to draw toward a close: to wane (the day declined)DECLINED: the period during which something is deteriorating or approaching its end (an empire in decline); also, to draw toward a close: to wane (the day declined)DIED: to pass out of existence: to cease (their anger died at these words)DYING: to pass out of existence: to cease (their anger died at these words)EDGE: a point near the beginning or the end, especially: brink, verge (on the edge of disaster; living on the edge)EMPTY: marked by the absence of human life, activity, or comfort (an empty silence)ENDED: something that constitutes an end; also, to bring to an end; to make up the end of; to come to an endENDING: something that constitutes an end; also, to bring to an end; to make up the end of; to come to an endEXTINCT: no longer existingEXTINCTION: no longer existingFAILING: in absence or default of (failing specific instructions, use your own judgment)FINAL: something that is finalFINALE: the close or termination of somethingFINALITY: something final, especially: a fundamental fact, action, or beliefFINALLY: in the end: ultimatelyFINITO: M-W does not have an entry for this word.FINITO: M-W does not have an entry for this word; Collins has “finished; over; at an end”FLATLINE: to come to an endFLATLINING: to come to an endHALT: to bring to a stop; to discontinue, terminate; to cause the discontinuance of: to endHALTED: to bring to a stop; to discontinue, terminate; to cause the discontinuance of: to endHALTING: to bring to a stop; to discontinue, terminate; to cause the discontinuance of: to endKILL: to put an end toKILLED: to put an end toKILLING: to put an end toNAUGHT: or less commonly nought: nothingness, nonexistenceNEVER: not in any degree: not under any condition (never the wiser for his experience)NONBEING: absence or lack of being: nonexistenceNOTHING: something that does not exist; nothingness, nonexistenceNOUGHT: or more commonly naught: nothingness, nonexistenceOVER: being at an end (the day is over); past or beyond (something): done with and no longer experiencing (Lily was over the worst of the fever)PACK: to bring to an end: give up —used with up or in,—used especially in the phrase pack it inPACKED: to bring to an end: give up —used with up or in,—used especially in the phrase pack it inQUIT: to give up, to stop doing [something] (quit smoking)QUITTING: to give up, to stop doing [something] (quit smoking)TOPPED: to make an end, finish, or conclusion; to bring to an end or climax —usually used with off (Beautiful weather topped off the weekend)TOPPING: to make an end, finish, or conclusion; to bring to an end or climax —usually used with off (Beautiful weather topped off the weekend)WINK: to come to an end —usually used with outWINKING: to come to an end —usually used with out
Essential, Intrinsic to itself
CLAY: fundamental nature or character (the common clay)CLOTHE: to endow especially with power or a quality
CONFINE: confines plural: scope: extent of treatment, activity, or influence (… work within the confines of a small group.—Frank Newman)DEFINE: to determine or identify the essential qualities or meaning ofDEFINED: to determine or identify the essential qualities or meaning ofDEFINING: to determine or identify the essential qualities or meaning ofELEMENTAL: of, relating to, or being the basic or essential constituent of something: fundamental (elemental biological needs); simple, uncomplicated (elemental food); of, relating to, or dealing with the rudiments of something: elementary (taught elemental crafts to the children); forming an integral part: inherent (an elemental sense of rhythm)ELEMENTALLY: of, relating to, or being the basic or essential constituent of something: fundamental (elemental biological needs); simple, uncomplicated (elemental food); of, relating to, or dealing with the rudiments of something: elementary (taught elemental crafts to the children); forming an integral part: inherent (an elemental sense of rhythm)GRAIN: a basic or characteristic quality
IMBUE: to permeate or influence as if by dyeing (the spirit that imbues the new constitution)
IMBUING: to permeate or influence as if by dyeing (the spirit that imbues the new constitution)INFORM: to give character or essence to; to be the characteristic quality ofINNATE: belonging to the essential nature of something: inherentKIND: fundamental nature or quality: essence (a difference in degree but not in kind)MAIN: the chief part: essential point (they are in the main well-trained); also (adj.) chief, principal (the main idea)MARROW: the inmost, best, or essential part: coreMEAT: the core of something: heart; pithMETAL: the substance out of which a person or thing is madeMOLD: to determine or influence the quality or nature of (mold public opinion)MOLDED: to determine or influence the quality or nature of (mold public opinion)MOLDING: to determine or influence the quality or nature of (mold public opinion)NUCLEI: plural of nucleus, a basic or essential part: core (players who are the nucleus of the team)ODOR: a characteristic or predominant quality: flavor (the odor of sanctity)PART: an essential portion or integral element (Change is an inevitable part of life.)PARTOOK: to possess or share a certain nature or attribute (the experience partakes of a mystical quality)PILLAR: a supporting, integral, or upstanding member or part (a pillar of society)PITH: the essential part: corePRIMAL: original, primitivePRIMALLY: not in M-W; Collins has ‘in a primal manner’QUIDDITY: whatever makes something the type that it is: essenceRACILY: having the distinctive quality of something in its original or most characteristic formRACY: having the distinctive quality of something in its original or most characteristic formRADICAL: a basic principle: a foundation; also, of or relating to the origin; fundamentalRADICALLY: a basic principle: a foundation; also, of or relating to the origin; fundamentalROOT: the essential core: heart (the root of the matter)
SAKE: end, purpose (for the sake of argument)SAKES: end, purpose (for the sake of argument)WOOF: a basic or essential element or material
Existing not biology
ALIVE: still in existence, force, or operation: active (kept hope alive)AROUND: being in existence, evidence, or circulation (the best cyclist around today)AROUND: from beginning to end: through (e.g., the weather is mild the year around)BEEN: to have existedBEING: the quality or state of having existenceDWELL: exist, to lie (where the heart of the matter dwells)DWELLED: exist, to lie (where the heart of the matter dwells)DWELLING: exist, to lie (where the heart of the matter dwells)DWELT: exist, to lie (where the heart of the matter dwells)ENTITY: being, existence; especially: independent, separate, or self-contained existence; also, the existence of a thing as contrasted with its attributes; or something that has separate and distinct existence and objective or conceptual realityEXTANT: currently or actually existingHINT: a slight indication of the existence, approach, or nature of something: a clue (gave only a hint of what was to come)LAIN: past tense of to lay: to have place: to exist (the choice lay between fighting or surrendering); to consist, to belong (the success of the book lies in its direct style)LIVE: existing in fact or realityLYING: to have place: to exist (the choice lay between fighting or surrendering); to consist, to belong (the success of the book lies in its direct style) NATURAL: having a physical or real existence as contrasted with one that is spiritual, intellectual, or fictitious (A corporation is a legal but not a natural person.)PLANE: a level of existence, consciousness, or development (on the intellectual plane)PRACTICAL: of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action: not theoretical or ideal (a practical question, for all practical purposes); being such in practice or effect: virtual (a practical failure)PUBLIC: perceptible, materialRULING: to exist in a specified state or conditionTHING: an object or entity not precisely designated or capable of being designated; an inanimate object distinguished from a living being; a material or substance of a specified kind (avoid fatty things); a separate and distinct individual quality, fact, idea, or usually entity; the concrete entity as distinguished from its appearances; a spatial entityUNBORN: existing without birthVIRTUAL: being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted (a virtual dictator)
Inventing, Making, Building
COBBLE: to make or put together roughly or hastily —often used with together or upCOBBLED: to make or put together roughly or hastily —often used with together or upCONCOCT: to prepare by combining raw materials; to devise or fabricateCONCOCTED: to prepare by combining raw materials; to devise or fabricateCONCOCTING: to prepare by combining raw materials; to devise or fabricateCONFECT: to put together from varied materialHAND: [done] with the hands rather than by machine (hand stitched)INVENT: to produce (something, such as a useful device or process) for the first time through the use of the imagination or of ingenious thinking and experimentINVENTED: to produce (something, such as a useful device or process) for the first time through the use of the imagination or of ingenious thinking and experimentINVENTION: something invented: such as a device, contrivance, or process originated after study and experiment; also, the act or process of inventing; a discovery or findingMADE: the manner or style in which a thing is constructed; also, the action of producing or manufacturing; also, the actual yield or amount produced over a specified period: output also, to bring into being by forming, shaping, or altering material: to fashion; to lay out and construct; to produce; to put together from components: to constitute (houses made of stone)MAKE: the manner or style in which a thing is constructed; also, the action of producing or manufacturing; also, the actual yield or amount produced over a specified period: output also, to bring into being by forming, shaping, or altering material: to fashion; to lay out and construct; to produce; to put together from components: to constitute (houses made of stone)MAKEABLE: capable of being made; also: reasonably likely to be madeMAKING: the manner or style in which a thing is constructed; also, the action of producing or manufacturing; also, the actual yield or amount produced over a specified period: output also, to bring into being by forming, shaping, or altering material: to fashion; to lay out and construct; to produce; to put together from components: to constitute (houses made of stone)MINT: to create, produceMINTED: to create, produceMINTING: to create, producePATCH: to make of patches or fragmentsPRODUCT: the amount, quantity, or total producedUNKEMPT: rough, unpolished (unkempt prose)VAMP: to improvise, extemporize; to invent, fabricate (vamp up an excuse)WARP: foundation, base (… the warp of the economic structure is agriculture)WEAVE: to produce by elaborately combining elements: to contrive (weave a fantastic tale); to unite in a coherent whole; to introduce as an appropriate element: to work in —usually used with in or into (wove gothic elements into the story)WEAVING: to produce by elaborately combining elements: to contrive (weave a fantastic tale); to unite in a coherent whole; to introduce as an appropriate element: to work in —usually used with in or into (wove gothic elements into the story)WHIP: to produce in a hurry —usually used with up (whip up a new comedy sketch)WHIPPING: to produce in a hurry —usually used with up (whip up a new comedy sketch)
Models, Formulas, and Prototypes
AVATAR: a variant phase or version of a continuing basic entity (the latest avatar of the conservative movement)BEAUT: a beauty, in the sense of a brilliant, extreme, or egregious example or instanceDADDY: a granddaddy, one that is the first, earliest, or most venerable of its kind (the daddy of old sycamores in that region)EPITOME: a typical or ideal example: embodimentEXAMPLE: one that serves as a pattern to be imitated or not to be imitated; an instance (such as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate a rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of a rule; one that is representative of all of a group or type; a parallel or closely similar case especially when serving as a precedent or model; also, to serve as an example of also, to serve as an example ofFORMULA: a customary or set form or method allowing little room for originality (All her books were written according to a familiar formula)IDEAL: of, relating to, or embodying an ideal; conforming exactly to an ideal, law, or standard: perfect; also, a standard of perfection, beauty, or excellence; one regarded as exemplifying an ideal and often taken as a model for imitationIDEALLY: conformably to or in respect to an ideal: perfectly; for best results; in accordance with an ideal or typical standard: classically; in relation to an exemplarIMITATE: to follow as a pattern, model, or exampleIMITATED: to follow as a pattern, model, or exampleIMITATING: to follow as a pattern, model, or exampleLEAD: example, precedent (followed the lead of the expert)MIRROR: an exemplary model (She is the mirror of feminine beauty.)MODE: a particular form or variety of something (modes of transport, new modes of communication)MODEL: a pattern of something to be made; also, archetype: the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies; also, an example for imitation or emulation (models of clearness, logical order, and style); also, a description or analogy used to help visualize something (such as an atom) that cannot be directly observed; also, structural design (a home on the model of an old farmhouse); also, (adjective) serving as or capable of serving as a pattern (a model student); also, to construct or fashion in imitation of a particular model (modeled its constitution on that of the U.S.); also, to plan or form after a pattern: to shape (legislative institutions primarily modeled on the English pattern); also, to design or imitate forms: to make a pattern (The students are modeling in clay.)MODELED: a pattern of something to be made; also, archetype: the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies; also, an example for imitation or emulation (models of clearness, logical order, and style); also, a description or analogy used to help visualize something (such as an atom) that cannot be directly observed; also, structural design (a home on the model of an old farmhouse); also, (adjective) serving as or capable of serving as a pattern (a model student); also, to construct or fashion in imitation of a particular model (modeled its constitution on that of the U.S.); also, to plan or form after a pattern: to shape (legislative institutions primarily modeled on the English pattern); also, to design or imitate forms: to make a pattern (The students are modeling in clay.)MOLD: a prototype; a fixed pattern: a design; the frame on or around which an object is constructed; distinctive nature or character: typeNORM: an authoritative standard: a modelNORMAL: conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern; according with, constituting, or not deviating from a norm, rule, procedure, or principleNORMALLY: conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern; according with, constituting, or not deviating from a norm, rule, procedure, or principlePACE: an example to be emulated, specifically: first place in a competition (three strokes off the pace)PARADIGM: an example, a pattern; especially: an outstandingly clear or typical example or archetypePARAGON: a model of excellence or perfection; also, to compare with: to parallelPINK: the very embodiment: paragonROOT: something that is an origin or source (as of a condition or quality); an underlying support: basis (one of the roots of democracy); also, to have an origin or baseTEMPLATE: a gauge, pattern, or mold (such as a thin plate or board) used as a guide to the form of a piece being made; also, something that establishes or serves as a patternTRUTH: fidelity to an original or to a standardTYPE: one having qualities of a higher category: model (true to type); also, to represent in terms of typical characteristics: to typify: to represent in typical fashion: to constitute a typical mark or instance of; to embody the essential or salient characteristics of: to be the type ofTYPED: one having qualities of a higher category: model (true to type); also, to represent in terms of typical characteristics: to typify: to represent in typical fashion: to constitute a typical mark or instance of; to embody the essential or salient characteristics of: to be the type ofTYPING: one having qualities of a higher category: model (true to type); also, to represent in terms of typical characteristics: to typify: to represent in typical fashion: to constitute a typical mark or instance of; to embody the essential or salient characteristics of: to be the type of
New, Novel
DEBUT: or less commonly début: a first appearance (made her singing debut, the writer's debut novel); also, to present to the public for the first time: introduce (debut a new product)DEBUTED: or less commonly début: a first appearance (made her singing debut, the writer's debut novel); also, to present to the public for the first time: introduce (debut a new product)
FLEDGLING: one that is new (a fledgling business)INNOVATING: to make changes: do something in a new wayINNOVATION: a new idea, method, or device: novelty; also, the introduction of something newNOUVELLE: trendy, novelNOVEL: new and not resembling something formerly known or usedNOVELLY: in a novel mannerUNWORN: not jaded: fresh, originalVIRGIN: being used or worked for the first time (virgin lumber, virgin wool); also, initial, first (a virgin flight for the new aircraft)YOUNG: recently come into being: new (a young publishing company)
Old, Obsolete, Outmoded
DATE: the period of time to which something belongs (a style from a later date); to mark with characteristics typical of a particular period; to show up plainly the age of (old-fashioned decor that really dates the house); also, to become outmoded or dated; also, (adj.) outmoded, old-fashionedDATED: the period of time to which something belongs (a style from a later date); to mark with characteristics typical of a particular period; to show up plainly the age of (old-fashioned decor that really dates the house); also, to become outmoded or dated; also, (adj.) outmoded, old-fashionedDATING: the period of time to which something belongs (a style from a later date); to mark with characteristics typical of a particular period; to show up plainly the age of (old-fashioned decor that really dates the house); also, to become outmoded or dated; also, (adj.) outmoded, old-fashionedDEAD: no longer in use: obsolete (a dead language)HOAR: extremely old: ancient; gray or white with or as if with ageHOARY: extremely old: ancient; gray or white with or as if with ageLAIN: to remain; especially: to remain unused, unsought, or uncared forLYING: to remain; especially: to remain unused, unsought, or uncared forMEDIEVAL: extremely outmoded or antiquatedMOTHBALL: plural: a state of having been rejected for further use or dismissed from further consideration (in mothballs)OUTMODE: to make unfashionable or obsoleteOUTMODED: to make unfashionable or obsoleteOUTWORN: no longer useful or acceptable: outmodedQUAINT: pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar (a quaint phrase)
Permanence and Impermanence of existence
CHRONIC: always present or encountered, especially: constantly vexing, weakening, or troubling (chronic meddling); also, being such habituallyCLING: to persist; to remain or linger as if resisting complete spreading or scattering (the odor clung to the room for hours)CLINGING: to persist; to remain or linger as if resisting complete spreading or scattering (the odor clung to the room for hours)CLUNG: past tense and past participle of cling, to persist; to remain or linger as if resisting complete spreading or scattering (the odor clung to the room for hours)COMEBACK: a return to a former position or condition (as of success or prosperity): recovery, revivalHAUNT: to persist, to lingerHAUNTED: to persist, to lingerIMMORTAL: exempt from death; connected with or relating to immortality; exempt from oblivion: imperishableLIMBO: an intermediate or transitional place or stateLIMINAL: of, relating to, or being an intermediate state, phase, or condition: in-between, transitionalTWILIGHT: an intermediate state that is not clearly defined
Unchanging
DEAD: irrevocable (a dead loss)EVEN: free from variation: uniform; also, to make even; to become evenEVENED: free from variation: uniform; also, to make even; to become even
EVENER: one that makes evenEVENING: free from variation: uniform; also, to make even; to become evenEVENLY: without variation or fluctuation: in the same manner or proportion throughout: smoothly, uniformly (spread plaster evenly)FINAL: not to be altered or undone (all sales are final)FINALITY: the character or condition of being final, settled, irrevocable, or completeFIRM: not subject to change or revision (a firm offer, a firm date); also, to put into final form: settle (firm a contract, firm up plans)FIRMING: not subject to change or revision (a firm offer, a firm date); also, to put into final form: settle (firm a contract, firm up plans)FIRMLY: not subject to change or revision (a firm offer, a firm date); also, to put into final form: settle (firm a contract, firm up plans)FIXATE: to make fixed, stationary, or unchangingFIXATED: to make fixed, stationary, or unchangingFIXED: not subject to change or fluctuation (a fixed income)FLATLINE: to be in a state of no progress or advancementFLATLINING: to be in a state of no progress or advancementINFLEXIBLE: not easily changed: unalterable (an inflexible deadline, inflexible laws/rules, jobs with inflexible hours)MOORING: an established practice or stabilizing influence: an anchorage, a means of securing: a source of reassurance (find one’s moorings)RIGID: deficient in or devoid of flexibility (rigid price controls, a rigid bar of metal)UNFAILING: constant, unflagging
Spelling Bee Words Related to
EXISTENCE AND CHANGE
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