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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Appeared in the December 19, 2025, print edition as 'My Family Survived Bondi Beach'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Within hours, a custom T-shirt shop in Manhattan was already selling a souvenir: a shirt emblazoned with, “I Survived The N.Y.C. Earthquake, April 5th, 2024.”

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2024

Those shirts — “Burgundy and Sold” and “I Survived the Snyder Era” — ranked first and fourth among his company’s best e-commerce sellers.

From Washington Times • Sep. 6, 2023

Memes began to circulate instantly, as well as a T-shirt that read: “I Survived Hurriquake Hilary.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023

Survived by her father, stepmother, and two stepbrothers who barely knew her.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan