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survive

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of survive

1 to come safely through

the cat miraculously survived a two-story fall

Synonyms of survive

ride (out), weather

Words Related to survive

outlast, outlive, wear out

abide, continue, endure, hang on, hold on, hold out, hold up, last, lead, persist, stand, stick out, withstand

be, breathe, exist, live, subsist

flourish, prosper, thrive

Phrases Synonymous with survive

make it (through)

Near Antonyms of survive

croak [slang], decease, depart, die, expire, pass (on), pass away, perish, succumb

disappear, evaporate, fade, vanish

cease, end, stop

2 to continue to operate or to meet one's needs

some old-world customs still survive in modern-day America

Synonyms of survive

hold out, hold up, keep up, last, prevail

Words Related to survive

bear up, carry on, cope, endure, fare, get along, get by, get on, go, hang in, make out, manage, persevere

abide, continue, draw out, hang on, hold on, linger, persist, remain, run on, stretch

Near Antonyms of survive

break, break down, collapse, conk (out), crash, cut out, die, expire, stall, stop

Antonyms of survive

fail, fizzle, give out, go out, peter (out), run out

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