SURVIVAL Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

survival

noun

Definition of survival

as in survivance

uninterrupted or lasting life The survival of many endangered species is imperiled by human action.

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Recent Examples of survival The decisive obstacle was not uncertainty about Bitcoin’s survival. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026 Families may have to take unpaid leave, arrange care for siblings, find temporary housing and repeatedly travel across the country simply to give their child a chance at survival. — Vidya Puthenpura, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 The follow-up to 2019’s alligator movie Crawl, which grossed close to $92 million, stars Mason Gooding and Emily Rudd in a new survival story against the reptiles. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026 This creates an obstacle for survival time and for understanding how target tissues govern and react to changes elsewhere in the body. — Mike McRae 17, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for survival

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However, Amao’s curiosity about modern, western clothing and a nearby bustling community of Baptist converts threatens their existence.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
And so does this fact make human existence seem insignificant to you?

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

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This action plan creates an opportunity to ensure that children are explicitly considered in conversations about treatment, health equity, supportive care and survivorship.

— Vidya Puthenpura, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
In her conversation with fellow breast cancer survivor and patient advocate Trish Michelle, Simon found someone who understood that survivorship does not begin where grief ends.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 17 Aug. 2026

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