Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb exist

2 senses of exist

Sense 1
exist, be -- (have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?")

Sense 2
exist, survive, live, subsist -- (support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day")