Definitions

coexistence

[koh-ig-zis-tuhns] / ˌkoʊ ɪgˈzɪs təns /

NOUN

happening or being at same time, place

Synonyms

STRONGEST

harmony peace

STRONG

accord coincidence concurrence conformity conjunction contemporaneousness order simultaneousness synchronicity

WEAK

coetaneousness coevality

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disagreement fighting

STRONG

difference refusal

Example Sentences

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"Coexistence is not an everlasting legacy. It is not enough to have received it: it is a fragile construct," Felipe warned.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

"But we can feel a sense of optimism that they are flexible in the timing of their activity. Coexistence is happening, and it's in large part because of what mountain lions are doing."

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2024

Coexistence, he said, had long been a given, before broader conflicts enveloped the region.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2024

India and China sought to maintain an amicable relationship and even signed a treaty affirming the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence in 1954.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Thus the repeated alternation of day and night is a uniformity of Sequence: the invariable conjunction of inertia with weight is a uniformity of Coexistence.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William