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 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

When an owner dies, the insurance proceeds provide the cash to purchase the deceased owner’s interest without forcing the business—or the surviving owners—to borrow money or sell assets. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

The Interior Department declined Saturday to discuss their treatment, Matthews' career or the surviving firefighter's current condition. — ABC News, 25 July 2026

The Interior Department declined Saturday to discuss their treatment, Matthews’ career or the surviving firefighter’s current condition. — Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

Beyond America’s troubled EV industry, Tesla is doing more than just surviving. — Tim Levin, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

On one of the surviving Ottoman maps of Athens, it’s indicated by a dotted line, a marking that also indicated what is believed to have been a plan of underground tunnels below the citadel. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

After surviving the Holocaust, Lassally and his family moved to New York in 1947. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 July 2026

By the time the story begins, their city has been sacked, their greatest warriors are dead, and the surviving Greeks are packing up to head home after an extremely long and violent road win. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026