LASTED Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

lasted

verb

past tense of last

as in survived

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs we were lucky that the batteries lasted until we could get to the store to buy more

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as in remained

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state this heavy drought has lasted all summer

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Recent Examples of lasted Javier Rezendez Rocha, who joined LADWP as an aide to electricians, was charged with 12 counts of felony vandalism in connection with the string of incidents that lasted from August 2025 to August 2026, according to a criminal complaint. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Her departure follows middling reviews for her debut press briefing Tuesday that lasted just 14 minutes. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 After a recess, which lasted about an hour, the commissioners went back into session. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Treatment lasted only four weeks, so it is not known whether the changes will persist. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Sweetin also noted their bond has lasted since acting on-screen together more than 30 years ago. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 The 2021-22 work stoppage lasted 99 days, and a new CBA was signed on March 10. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026 The designer and British royal’s relationship lasted until Princess Diana’s death at the age of 36 in August 1997. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 The 39-year-old great was beaten 6-4, 6-3 in a match that lasted just 87 minutes. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

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The grant pays for the organizations to train staff in exercise oncology, to develop or expand programs to help those who have had, or survived cancer.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
The federal accident report is rather scant, and since no one aboard survived to tell the story, what went wrong on that day has largely remained a mystery.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of survived

Verb

The initial concept for the solid-state transformer, which miniaturizes the magnetic core and surrounds it with power semiconductors, was patented in 1968 but largely remained a concept until the 2010s.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Pavel Dorofeyev, the team’s most notable trade acquisition over the summer, came close on several occasions but remained stuck on two goals for the season.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of remained

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Even if cooler heads had not quite prevailed by this point in the episode, the concluding plot twist would have forced matters in that direction.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
In 2016, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton won by 3 percentage points while then-President Barack Obama prevailed in Mahoning County in 2012 by 29 points.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of prevailed

Verb

The chase then continued north before the car headed east on Highway 50 to elude authorities.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Rubio told reporters in the United States on Saturday before his departure that India had diversified its energy sources, but continued to buy substantial volumes of Russian oil, making an immediate shift to other suppliers difficult.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of continued

Verb

The two genetic variants are also ancient, suggesting that the difference has persisted over evolutionary timescales.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Even where efforts to build democratic institutions have faltered, as after the Arab Spring, liberal ideas have nonetheless persisted and expanded.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026