Synonyms of survives

survives

verb

present tense third-person singular of survive

1

as in endures

to come safely through

the cat miraculously survived a two-story fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endures
• weathers
• makes it (through)
• lives
• is
• withstands
• rides (out)
• continues
• outlives
• exists
• thrives
• outlasts
• persists
• wears out
• lasts
• subsists
• stands
• breathes
• holds out
• prospers
• abides
• sticks out
• flourishes
• leads
• holds on
• hangs on
• pulls through
• holds up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dies
• passes (on)
• expires
• perishes
• departs
• succumbs
• disappears
• passes away
• vanishes
• fades
• evaporates
• croaks
• ceases
• ends
• stops
• deceases

2

as in lasts

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lasts
• prevails
• remains
• persists
• continues
• goes
• holds out
• endures
• manages
• holds up
• keeps up
• lingers
• stretches
• fares
• perseveres
• abides
• copes
• hangs in
• carries on
• gets on
• gets along
• makes out
• gets by
• draws out
• runs on
• bears up
• holds on
• hangs on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fails
• dies
• goes out
• runs out
• stops
• expires
• collapses
• gives out
• breaks
• breaks down
• crashes
• fizzles
• stalls
• cuts out
• peters (out)
• wanes
• runs down
• conks (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of survives

Its grid of streets, forum, theater, temples, baths and columns survives alongside its most famous monument, the three-arched gateway traditionally known as the Arch of Trajan. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Scrooge the literary character survives and revives as not only a man of Dickens’ time and place but as an archetype of our long and sketchy human history. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026

If the baby survives in the short term, a congenital measles infection places them at higher risk of later developing a progressive and fatal neurological condition called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), the CDC says. — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

While the latest increase is encouraging, officials say continued monitoring, research and habitat management will be essential to ensuring the Devils Hole pupfish survives for generations to come. — Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 2026

One of the strongest predictors of whether someone survives a disaster is whether someone knows their neighbor. — Simmone Shah, Time, 9 Nov. 2026

If every deadline survives a downturn, employees have reason to doubt that leadership understands the strain. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Anyone asking the community to save Last Ditch needs to be prepared to share control of what survives. — Tara Knight, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026

Instead of the cartoon alien who loves Oreos and beats up other alien bad guys, this run turns John Jones (FKA J'onn J'onnz) into an FBI agent who survives a suicide bombing and merges with an alien entity. — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026