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survivable

adjective

sur·​viv·​able sər-ˈvī-və-bəl How to pronounce survivable (audio)
Synonyms of survivablenext
: resulting in or permitting survival
survivability noun

Examples of survivable in a Sentence

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The driver of the GMC, a 20-year-old man from Shakopee, was hospitalized with survivable injuries. Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025 With the latest award, Electric Boat moves deeper into serial production of the fleet that will carry the nation’s most survivable nuclear weapons through the 2080s. Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 19 Nov. 2025 The trick is knowing which sacrifices are survivable. Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 17 Nov. 2025 In the end, Tangem’s turn revealed that the real contest here is how to make self-custody survivable for ordinary people without turning a single mistake into a lifetime loss. Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for survivable

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of survivable was in 1955

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“Survivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/survivable. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.

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