outlast

verb

out·​last ˌau̇t-ˈlast 

outlasted; outlasting; outlasts

transitive verb

: to last longer than : to continue to exist, be active, etc., longer than (someone or something)

BookCourt … withstood the 1999 opening of a Barnes & Noble store just a few blocks away and even outlasted the owners' marriage.

—Eli Rosenberg

Synonyms of outlast

• survive
• outlive

Examples of outlast in a Sentence

I truly hope this car will outlast our previous one

your work will probably outlast you

Recent Examples on the Web

Shapes that can live across multiple sub-styles tend to outlast ones locked to a single look. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Trends that develop across multiple seasons tend to outlast ones that arrive overnight, which strengthens the case for calling the funnel neck a new classic rather than a peak 2026 fad. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

For travelers holding out for cheaper fares, the wait could outlast the war itself. — Rio Yamat, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

The iPhone 18 Pro Max outlasted it by managing 34 hours and 31 minutes, nine hours under its initial promise of 45 hours of video playback. — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outlast

• aghast
• amassed
• biassed
• broadcast
• bypassed
• downcast
• forecast
• foremast
• harassed
• holdfast
• mainmast
• newscast

Kids Definition

outlast

verb

out·​last

(ˈ)au̇t-ˈlast

: to last longer than : survive