Synonyms of survives

survives

verb

present tense third-person singular of survive

1

as in endures

to come safely through

the cat miraculously survived a two-story fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endures
• weathers
• makes it (through)
• lives
• is
• withstands
• rides (out)
• continues
• outlives
• exists
• thrives
• outlasts
• persists
• wears out
• lasts
• subsists
• stands
• breathes
• holds out
• prospers
• abides
• sticks out
• flourishes
• leads
• holds on
• hangs on
• pulls through
• holds up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dies
• passes (on)
• expires
• perishes
• departs
• succumbs
• disappears
• passes away
• vanishes
• fades
• evaporates
• croaks
• ceases
• ends
• stops
• deceases

2

as in lasts

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs

some old-world customs still survive in modern-day America

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lasts
• prevails
• remains
• persists
• continues
• goes
• holds out
• endures
• manages
• holds up
• keeps up
• lingers
• stretches
• fares
• perseveres
• abides
• copes
• hangs in
• carries on
• gets on
• gets along
• makes out
• gets by
• draws out
• runs on
• bears up
• holds on
• hangs on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fails
• dies
• goes out
• runs out
• stops
• expires
• collapses
• gives out
• breaks
• breaks down
• crashes
• fizzles
• stalls
• cuts out
• peters (out)
• wanes
• runs down
• conks (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of survives

Yet a similar techno-utopian pitch survives in today’s smart homes and domestic technologies, from assistants like Alexa to artificial intelligence marketed as a way to make life easier. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Giardia was detected less often during the summer months, which researchers said may be because the parasite survives better in cooler and moist conditions. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

What Dylan made of these parts of his London visits survives at this point only in fragments. — Sean Wilentz, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

The question is what the second act looks like, and whether the category Dyson tried to create survives the stumble. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

When the two match, the referral survives the check and arrives stronger, because a stranger and a machine confirmed the same story. — Kathleen Lucente, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

The industry is obsessively speculating on who survives the merger to be named to David Ellison‘s executive leadership team come Monday. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

Fred left a timeless legacy of dance on film, most famously in his collaborations with Ginger Rogers, while Adele’s work has been lost to history; indeed, no footage of her dancing survives. — Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 26 Sep. 2026

All of these touches help with the bump in output, while the oiling upgrades will ensure the engine survives that extra power. — New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026