Synonyms of outlived

outlived

verb

past tense of outlive

as in survived

to last longer than

tortoises will outlive most people, as they live to be over 100 years old

Synonyms & Similar Words

• survived
• outlasted
• succeeded
• perpetuated
• held (past)
• outwore
• endured (past)
• persisted (beyond)
• lasted (beyond)
• held out (past)
• drew out
• abided (beyond)
• outstayed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outlived

Such is the power of mythic literature that the creation has outlived his creator. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Jackson Pollock was more famous, but Lee Krasner outlived him by almost three decades. — Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026

As the report found, TV ads have not outlived their usefulness. — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

Today’s class of Arab comics agrees that this mode of comedy, while necessary at the time, has outlived its usefulness. — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

If Enterprise is the Star Trek show cut off too soon, Discovery may very well be the first Star Trek show to have outlived its welcome. — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026

Still, only one person became a celluloid legend from Universal’s gambit — and that person wasn’t Carlos Villarias, who outlived Lugosi by two decades yet never achieved anything like the same renown. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026

Indeed, at more than 400 million years old, sharks have outlived five mass extinctions and could teach us a thing or two about surviving in a changing climate. — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Leave it to Hamilton to design a lifesaving service that began as a floating tax enforcement agency—and outlived him by more than two centuries. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 July 2026