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 Challenges abound for growers in the United States, from rising costs to unpredictable weather, and mitigating those challenges is pivotal to the sector’s survival. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026 Trying To Cut Your Way To Survival Cutting your way to survival is a big mistake. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Gaining confidence, and keeping it is what leads to a cornerback’s survival. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 Their survival instead relies on the pine flatwoods being in good health, the ocean remaining quiet, and milkweed corridors existing across the continent. — Timothy Randhir, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for survival

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Noonan's column also manifests the larger substantive concern, already being expressed by some of those involved in the rapid development of AI, that the new technology could escape human control and even threaten the existence of humankind.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
The artist Rosemary Mayer was drawn to the idea of setting one’s sights on this rich existence of the ordinary material world.

— Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 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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