Word SURVIVE: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

survive

🇺🇸 [sərˈvaɪv]

Meanings

To continue to live or exist, especially in difficult or challenging circumstances. Surviving can also refer to overcoming a situation or challenge and coming out of it intact.

Examples

• After the accident, he was able to survive thanks to the quick response of the emergency team.
• The company had to make significant changes to survive the economic downturn.
• Only a few people survived the storm and sought shelter in the nearby village.

Synonyms

endure • persist • outlive

Antonyms

perish • die • succumb