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

Most of the variables that determine whether a business survives and grows over the next eighteen months sit outside any one person's hands. — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Finally, if the rock survives its trip through the planet's atmosphere and lands on the ground, it's called a meteorite. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 17 July 2026

The new prime minister will still be hoping the feel-good factor that has surged around the England team’s progression to the semifinal survives the Argentina defeat. — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026

Johnston said the filmmakers instead chose the ending in which Nikki survives, revealing that Navarrette’s emotional performance in the film’s final scene was captured in just one take. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

Along the way, our hero encounters the sorceress Circe, who turns his companions into pigs; makes a descent into Hades; fights the song of the sirens; and survives the island of the nymph Calypso. — Valentina Colosimo, Vanity Fair, 14 July 2026

Whether Meditating Figure survives the season may ultimately depend less on aesthetics than municipal code. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026

Djed Spence was ruled to have initiated contact, and Norway survives the penalty call. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026

That spirit survives today as Lawrence’s historic Massachusetts Street fights a new battle to keep big chains out and local uniqueness in. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 11 July 2026