outlasting

Lasting longer than

Outlasting is surviving or enduring longer than something else.

A marriage outlasts the passion that sparked it.

A building outlasts its architect.

She outlasted all her competitors to win the marathon.

The word implies persistence through time while others fall away.

endurance

resilience

Capacity to recover quickly

longevity · persistence · tenacity · robustness · hardiness · toughness · grit · determination · steadfastness · reliability

survival

surviving

Remaining alive or intact

recovery · continuance · persistence · vitality · sustainability · viability · hardiness · immunity · existence · prevailing

timelessness

eternal

Lasting without end

perpetual · classic · abiding · permanent · unchanging · indelible · unending · infinite · immutable · legacy

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Opposites
duration/endurance

outlastingfading

Gradual loss of intensity

perishing · dying · expiring · succumbing · withering

competitive survival

outlastinglosing

Failing to win

yielding · surrendering · capitulating

Family

last, lasting, everlasting, lasted, outlast, outlasted, lastingness, outlasts

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