Word Information

Surviving

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Definitions for Surviving

adjective
still in existence
Synonyms
living
Examples
  1. the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil
  2. the only surviving frontier blockhouse in Pennsylvania
verb
continue to live and avoid dying
Synonyms
survive last live live on go endure hold up hold out
Examples
  1. We went without water and food for 3 days
  2. These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
  3. The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
  4. how long can a person last without food and water?" "One crash victim died, the other lived
verb
continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
Synonyms
survive pull through pull round come through make it
Examples
  1. He survived the cancer against all odds
verb
support oneself
Synonyms
exist survive live subsist
Examples
  1. he could barely exist on such a low wage
  2. Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?
  3. Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day
verb
live longer than
Synonyms
outlive outlast survive
Examples
  1. She outlived her husband by many years

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