Definitions

survive

[ser-vahyv] / sərˈvaɪv /

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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Earlier in 2025, it was forced to issue several apologies for "serious flaws" in the making of another documentary entitled "Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone", broadcast last February.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Her first big break on television came in 1974 as part of the main cast of “How to Survive a Marriage.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Drive to Survive first aired in 2019 and YouGov research in 2023, external found that 46% of the show's seven million viewers in the UK were women.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Last year on the podcast “How to Survive the End of the World,” she announced: “We’re not hopeless, we’re not losers, and we’re not living in a static world which nothing can change.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Now, in the dark, I open How to Survive the Loss of a Love to page 20.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

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