stay alive

VERB

exist

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dwell endure go on lie live reside survive

STRONG

consist inhere kick subsist

WEAK

eke out a living get by make it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease die

VERB

fend for

Synonyms

WEAK

eke out existence look after make do make provision for provide for subsist support survive sustain

Antonyms

WEAK

ignore neglect

VERB

subsist

Synonyms

STRONGEST

get along get by scrape by

STRONG

be breathe continue endure exist last live manage move remain survive sustain

WEAK

barely exist eke out a living eke out an existence hang in hang on hang tough just make it make ends meet make it remain alive ride out stick it out stick with it

Antonyms

STRONG

cease depart die discontinue halt stop

Example Sentences

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The loser will face the winner of the Oaks Christian at Cypress game to stay alive in the tournament.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Dressel said he isn’t looking to get hundreds of millions of dollars, but enough to stay alive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

"Their number one priority is to stay alive and to avoid capture," Jennifer Kavanagh, a senior fellow and the director of military analysis at think tank Defense Priorities, told the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Grace and Faith must work together, using their namesake virtues to outsmart the scoundrels and stay alive, and to say it’s far less effective than it was seven years ago is an understatement.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

He means there’s only one future, if I want to keep those I love alive and stay alive myself.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

stay alive

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