Antonyms for survive
sərˈvaɪvsur·vive

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1. surviveverb

   To live longer than, to outlive.

   Synonyms:
   outlive

   Antonyms:
   predecease

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1. survive

   Antonyms:
   cease, decease, decline, depart, die, expire, fade, perish, wither

   Synonyms:
   be born, be immortal, begin, come into being, come to life, exist, flourish, grow, live, rise again, rise from the dead

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1. survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold outverb

   continue to live through hardship or adversity

   "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"

   Antonyms:
   succumb, yield

   Synonyms:
   subsist, perish, give way, hold out, run, endure, lead, experience, give out, conk out, operate, travel, hold, function, die, sustain, stretch forth, last, go away, weather, prevail, go, brave out, rifle, defy, persist, run low, stick up, plump, digest, stomach, hold water, break, pass away, drop dead, withstand, stretch out, tolerate, abide, blend in, run short, get going, locomote, pull through, be, come through, live, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, blend, stick out, brook, stand up, bear, fit, suffer, pull round, outlast, populate, inhabit, belong, dwell, give-up the ghost, go bad, get, stand, expire, become, exist, live on, croak, move, choke, pop off, sound, make it, wear, extend, start, depart, decease, outlive, pass, proceed, break down, exit, conk, fail, buy the farm, detain, hold up, put out, know, brave, put up, exsert, snuff it, resist, support, die hard, stand firm, work, delay

2. survive, pull through, pull round, come through, make itverb

   continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)

   "He survived the cancer against all odds"

   Antonyms:
   succumb, yield

   Synonyms:
   go, exist, arrive, live, hold out, go far, last, bring through, break through, get through, hold up, subsist, deliver the goods, live on, bring home the bacon, carry through, come through, pull round, outlive, pull through, outlast, endure, pass, win, get in, make it, save, succeed

3. exist, survive, live, subsistverb

   support oneself

   "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"

   Antonyms:
   yield, succumb

   Synonyms:
   go, exist, live, hold out, populate, be, experience, hold up, outlive, dwell, live on, come through, pull round, pull through, outlast, endure, subsist, inhabit, know, make it, last

4. outlive, outlast, surviveverb

   live longer than

   "She outlived her husband by many years"

   Antonyms:
   yield, succumb

   Synonyms:
   hold out, live on, outlive, hold up, exist, subsist, endure, come through, make it, outlast, live, go, pull round, last, pull through

How to use survive in a sentence?

1. Veronica Bedico:

   It may literally mean the difference between life and death. And that is not an abstract thing, it is quite literally the only way me, and others like me, have been able to survive without having any family support during this time.

2. George Goehl:

   The amount of ingenuity and creativity it takes to survive being poor and to figure out how, you know, if you're a domestic worker, how you're going to take three buses to get to work on time and get your kid to school and figure out how to get back... that is a lot of work i do think a new narratives around around poverty and poor people would help.

3. Hassan Rouhani:

   I warn all those who boycott, that if our abilities in fighting drugs and terrorism in their origins is undermined, you will not be able to survive the debris of drugs, refugees and bombs and assassination.

4. Eugenio Pita:

   It's completely different, with anencephaly, the baby does not live; an abortion is only speeding up the inevitable. Babies born with microcephaly usually survive.

5. Gianni Morelli:

   People are and have been selling their assets to survive, selling land and seeds, reducing the number of meals a day and reducing their amount of protein intake.

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