Survive meaning

What does “survive” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“survive” is a verb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: continue to live and avoid dying.

survive

continue to live and avoid dying
“We went without water and food for 3 days”
“These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America”
Synonymslast live live on go endure hold up hold out
continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
“He survived the cancer against all odds”
Synonymspull through pull round come through make it
Oppositessuccumb
support oneself
“he could barely exist on such a low wage”
“Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?”
Synonymsexist live subsist
live longer than
“She outlived her husband by many years”
Synonymsoutlive outlast

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University