lives on

Remains beyond death

Lives on means to continue existing after something has ended or someone has died.

A person's memory, legacy, or influence lives on through others: Her spirit lives on in her children.

Traditions live on across generations.

The phrase suggests persistence beyond an expected endpoint—a band breaks up but their music lives on, a civilization falls but its ideas live on.

Related
  • endureSuffer through without yielding
  • markVisible impression or sign
  • surviveContinue to exist
  • persevereContinue despite obstacles
  • echoReflected sound wave

still standing · persist · carries on · continue · memory · never forgotten · spirit · eternal flame · footprint · heritage · passed down · root · ember · immortality · seed · remain · resonance · last

Opposites
temporal persistence

lives ondies out

Completely disappears over time

ends · ceases · perishes · fades away · disappears

memory and legacy

lives onleaves no trace

Departs without evidence

physical survival

lives ondies

Stops being alive

perishes · expires · passes away · succumbs · dies off

Family

live, lives, lived, living, alive, life, lively, livelihood, lifelong

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G