📖 Definitions of "Surviving"
verb
- 1
Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
- 2
Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.
- 3
To live longer than; to outlive.
"His children survived him; he was survived by his children."
- 4
To live past a life-threatening event.
"He did not survive the accident."
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Surviving"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| extant | Still in existence; not having disappeared. |
| livingnoun | Having life; alive. |
| copingnoun | (psychology) The process of managing taxing circumstances, expending effort to solve personal and interpersonal problems, and seeking to master, minimize, reduce or tolerate stress or conflict. |
| liveverb | (intransitive) To be alive; to have life. |
| remainingnoun | Which remains, especially after something else has been removed. |
| resistingnoun | resistance |
| survivalnoun | The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life. |
| survivors | a British post-apocalyptic fiction drama television series created by Terry Nation and produced by Terence Dudley at the BBC, that broadcast from 1975 to 1977. |
| existing | That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now. |
| enduringnoun | Long-lasting without significant alteration; continuing through time in the same relative state. |
| persistingnoun | persistence |
| alive | Having life; living; not dead. |
| outlivingverb | (transitive) To live longer than; continue to live after the death of; overlive; survive. |
| weatheringnoun | (geology) Mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks in situ by weather or other causes. |
| abidingnoun | Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast. |
| withstandingverb | (transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully. |
| continuingnoun | A continuation. |
| lastingnoun | Persisting for an extended period of time. |
| subsistingverb | To survive on a minimum of resources. |
| prevailing | Prevalent, common, widespread. |
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