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survive Synonyms

Another word for survive

Choosing another word for survive depends on context, so the 22 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 3 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• verb (Context 1)

To continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger, hardship, or an accident.

Usage Example

"Only a few hardy desert plants can endure in such arid conditions without regular rainfall."

Strongest
endure
live
Strong
subsist
last
pull through
live on
persist
withstand
hold on
weather

• verb (Context 2)

To manage to keep going or cope in difficult financial or personal circumstances.

Usage Example

"The small bookstore struggled to get by during the economic downturn."

Strongest
get by
scrape by
subsist
stay afloat
Strong
keep going
make do
cope
manage
hang on
hold out

• verb (Context 3)

To remain alive after the death of a particular person.

Usage Example

"He was survived by his wife, three children, and four grandchildren."

Strongest
outlive
outlast
Strong
overlive

Opposites of survive

The opposite of survive shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

perish
die
predecease
succumb
fail
go under
collapse
expire
See all opposites of survive

• Nearby Words

survival
survivalism
survivalist
survive
survivor
survivorship
sus

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Survive. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/survive
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