Synonyms of surviving

surviving 1 of 2

adjective

as in extant

Related Words

• extant
• existing
• current
• prevailing
• going
• existent
• thriving
• active
• dynamic
• lively
• vibrant
• animated
• vigorous
• vital
• breathing
• live
• vivacious
• resurrected
• alive
• living
• animate
• quick

Dissimilar Words

• deceased
• dead
• dying
• cold
• expired
• departed
• defunct
• inanimate
• lifeless
• fading
• breathless
• nonliving
• moribund
• asleep
• stillborn
• resting
• gone
• absent
• extinct
• ghostly
• terminated
• vanished
• finished
• nonexistent
• lost
• wiped out
• fallen
• ghostlike
• lapsed
• barren
• desert
• reposing
• perished
• zombielike
• ghosty

surviving

2 of 2

verb

present participle of survive

1

as in living

to come safely through

the cat miraculously survived a two-story fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• living
• weathering
• enduring
• being
• riding (out)
• making it (through)
• withstanding
• continuing
• outliving
• thriving
• existing
• outlasting
• wearing out
• subsisting
• prospering
• standing
• persisting
• breathing
• lasting
• holding out
• flourishing
• leading
• sticking out
• abiding
• hanging on
• holding on
• pulling through
• holding up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dying
• passing (on)
• departing
• perishing
• succumbing
• expiring
• passing away
• vanishing
• disappearing
• evaporating
• croaking
• fading
• ending
• deceasing
• stopping
• ceasing

2

as in lasting

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lasting
• prevailing
• remaining
• continuing
• persisting
• going
• holding out
• managing
• enduring
• coping
• keeping up
• holding up
• persevering
• lingering
• stretching
• faring
• carrying on
• getting along
• hanging in
• getting on
• making out
• abiding
• drawing out
• hanging on
• holding on
• getting by
• running on
• bearing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failing
• dying
• going out
• running out
• stopping
• giving out
• breaking
• collapsing
• crashing
• expiring
• breaking down
• stalling
• cutting out
• fizzling
• petering (out)
• waning
• running down
• conking (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of surviving

Verb

The result is that nighttime driving increasingly feels less like navigating through darkness and more like surviving a rolling photonics demonstration from the consumer electronics industry. — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026

Sheridan's formidable character, Cody, is the most experienced (and vocal) at surviving this new, lethal style of warfare. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026

In the years after Peart’s death, surviving Rush bassist/singer Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson worked on their individual solo projects while their classic albums were reissued as deluxe anniversary packages. — David Chiu, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

The special guest on this tour is drummer Jaimoe, the last surviving founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026

Animals sheltering underground or in water would have had a better chance of surviving the initial heat pulse. — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Critics didn’t always agree, but his surviving residential designs remain every bit as compelling today as when they were built. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 31 July 2026

His surviving brother was 60 pounds, but has since put on 30 pounds while in rehab. — Alice Gainer, CBS News, 31 July 2026

The surviving victims were all stabilized, except for one, who was in serious condition, according to a spokesperson for the University of Washington’s Harborview Medical Center. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 26 July 2026