outlives
Lasts past another
Outlives means to live longer than someone or something else.
A person may outlive a spouse, a pet, or their own expectations.
Things outlive their usefulness when they remain after they're no longer needed: The policy has outlived its purpose.
To outlive a reputation or scandal is to survive long enough that it fades from memory.
Goes past a boundary
- transcendsGoes beyond usual limits
- eclipsesAstronomical occultations
- overtakesPasses while moving faster
- outstripsSurpasses in performance
outpaces · outlasts · surpasses · outdistances · outruns · outmatches · supersedes · prevails
Continuing despite difficulty
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- durabilityResistance to wear
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
longevity · staying power · fortitude · robustness · hardiness · vitality · permanence · constancy
Boundless temporal existence
- immortalityExemption from death
- perpetuityInfinite continuation of time
- timelessnessFreedom from temporal decay
- generationsPeople born around same time
decades · centuries · epochs · eons · ages · posterity · infinity · everlasting
Inherited cultural legacy
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- bequestGift left by will
- testamentWritten proof or legacy
- descendantsThose who come after
posterity · tradition · heirloom · lineage · endowment · estate · succession · remembrance
Act of holding something in mind
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- tributeOffering of respect
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
recollection · reminiscence · retrospection · honor · eulogy · obituary · epitaph · recognition
exceeds
Goes past a boundary
- transcendsGoes beyond usual limits
- eclipsesAstronomical occultations
- overtakesPasses while moving faster
outstrips · outpaces · outlasts · surpasses · outdistances · outruns · outmatches · supersedes · prevails · triumphs
persistence
Continuing despite difficulty
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- durabilityResistance to wear
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
tenacity · longevity · staying power · fortitude · robustness · hardiness · vitality · permanence · constancy · survivability
eternity
Boundless temporal existence
- immortalityExemption from death
- perpetuityInfinite continuation of time
- timelessnessFreedom from temporal decay
generations · decades · centuries · epochs · eons · ages · posterity · infinity · everlasting · agelessness
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- bequestGift left by will
- testamentWritten proof or legacy
descendants · posterity · tradition · heirloom · lineage · endowment · estate · succession · remembrance · memorial
remembrance
Act of holding something in mind
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- tributeOffering of respect
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
nostalgia · recollection · reminiscence · retrospection · honor · eulogy · obituary · epitaph · recognition · immortalization