Synonyms for survive

Verb

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

usage: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"

2. survive, pull through, pull round, come through, make it, get the better of, overcome, defeat

usage: continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"

3. exist, survive, live, subsist

usage: 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"

4. outlive, outlast, survive

usage: live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years"