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

Example Sentences

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survived

Buddha Tamang told AFP he survived only because he was inside a tunnel at the dam where he worked when the flood struck.

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

Were it not for the financial and logistical support provided by the Comintern during this period, Ms. Salter suggests, the CCP might not have survived long enough to win control of the country in 1949.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

A video has captured the moment a group of people stranded on a balcony in Nepal survived as powerful floodwaters rush around them.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, a 24-year-old migrant from Venezuela, was shot in the leg but survived.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026

The thought that she had already survived worse cheered her somewhat.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood