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

He survived partly by working at a German laboratory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Wyndham Clark said he is "one of the best players in the world" after he survived a fightback from Rory McIlroy to win the BMW Championship in Missouri.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

She is survived by her husband and daughter, Erin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

The Hiroshima University team set out to determine whether oral health was also associated with how long patients survived after undergoing resection, the surgical removal of all or part of an organ, for PDAC.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

Lyttyrboks’s criminal felines had survived their exile—and their descendants were right here!

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth