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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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Vitamin B2 is essential for human health, but new research suggests it may also help cancer cells stay alive.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

Suddenly, the feuding married couple must work together to stay alive.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 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

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

"But it would be part of Ares 4. How does he stay alive till then? Venkat?"

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

stay alive

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