survived

VERB

continue to live

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bear endure exist get through handle keep last live recover remain ride out subsist suffer sustain weather withstand

STRONG

outlast outlive outwear persevere persist revive

WEAK

be extant be left carry on carry through come through cut it get on go all the way go the limit hold out keep afloat live down live on live out live through make a comeback make the cut pull out of it pull through remain alive see through stand up tough it out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depart die discontinue neglect refuse reject

STRONG

give up leave quit stop

WEAK

cease

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survived

Although the survey produced millions of potential detections, none survived all of the filtering steps.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

Relatives of the victims and those who survived the fire visited the blackened bar on Tuesday, some laying garlands and praying for the dead.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

The buzz: Both teams are unbeaten and each survived scares in the quarterfinals, with England outlasting Norway in extra time in brutal weather in Miami and Argentina beating Switzerland in extra time in Kansas City.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

"This is our house and it survived," Emma Mitchell told us with a huge sigh of relief.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

“Yes, I’m sure you’ve survived eight weeks on a desert island in the company of a scorpion, or were raised by polar bears for six months of your life, so this is nothing.”

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook