outlived
Stayed alive past
Outlived is the past tense of outlive, meaning to live longer than someone or something else.
A widow has outlived her husband.
The word extends to things that persist beyond their expected duration: The policy outlived its usefulness.
To outlive something is often to survive it: She outlived two wars and three recessions.
Persisted beyond another
- enduredBore without yielding
- persistedContinued despite difficulty
- remainedStayed in place
- withstoodSuccessfully opposed or survived
persevered · weathered · outstayed · continued · lasting · sustained · resilience · longevity
Went past a limit
- transcendedWent beyond usual limits
- outstrippedExceeded or overtook
- eclipsedSurpassed or obscured
- overshadowedSurpassed and diminished
outpaced · outlasted · surpassed · outperformed · prevailed · overcome · outdistanced · outran
Those who inherit
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- descendantsThose who come after
- estateProperty and grounds
- successorsThose who follow after
beneficiaries · bequest · patrimony · dynasty · lineage · testament · memorial · heirloom
No longer in use
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- bygoneOf earlier times
extinct · archaic · outmoded · deprecated · defunct · dated · relics · fossils
outlasted
Persisted beyond another
withstood · persevered · weathered · outstayed · continued · lasting · sustained · resilience · longevity · tenacity
exceeded
Went past a limit
- transcendedWent beyond usual limits
- outstrippedExceeded or overtook
- eclipsedSurpassed or obscured
overshadowed · outpaced · outlasted · surpassed · outperformed · prevailed · overcome · outdistanced · outran
heirs
Those who inherit
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- descendantsThose who come after
- estateProperty and grounds
successors · beneficiaries · bequest · patrimony · dynasty · lineage · testament · memorial · heirloom · birthright
outdated
No longer in use
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- obsoleteNo longer in use
bygone · extinct · archaic · outmoded · deprecated · defunct · dated · relics · fossils · anachronism