survivable
Possible to endure
Survivable describes conditions, events, or situations that can be endured without fatal consequences.
A survivable crash is one passengers could reasonably live through; a survivable winter is harsh but not deadly.
The term often appears in military, medical, and disaster contexts where the line between life and death matters: The wound was serious but survivable.
More loosely, survivable can describe anything unpleasant but tolerable: Monday meetings are barely survivable without coffee.
Able to be endured
- bearableAble to be endured
- livableFit for residence
- manageableAble to be controlled
- sustainableAble to endure long-term
endurable · passable · acceptable · withstandable · sufferable · handleable · negotiable · navigable
Decisive dangerous moment
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- catastropheDevastating, large-scale misfortune
- calamitySevere misfortune or disaster
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
trauma · hardship · peril · hazard · setback · misfortune · tribulation · accident
Able to withstand use
- robustStrong and durable
- sturdySolidly built, durable
- hardyAble to endure difficulty
- strongHaving great physical power
fortified · reinforced · protected · resistant · rugged · tough · solid · secure
Continuing despite difficulty
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- perseveringMaintaining effort despite difficulty
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
unyielding · resolute · dogged · relentless · unflagging · unrelenting · stubborn · fighter
Restoration of health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- recuperationGradual return to health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- restorationReturning something to condition
regeneration · comeback · remission · therapy · treatment · renewal · revival · mending
tolerable
Able to be endured
- bearableAble to be endured
- livableFit for residence
- manageableAble to be controlled
sustainable · endurable · passable · acceptable · withstandable · sufferable · handleable · negotiable · navigable · surmountable
crisis
Decisive dangerous moment
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- catastropheDevastating, large-scale misfortune
- calamitySevere misfortune or disaster
ordeal · trauma · hardship · peril · hazard · setback · misfortune · tribulation · accident · injury
durable
Able to withstand use
strong · fortified · reinforced · protected · resistant · rugged · tough · solid · secure · shielded
persistent
Continuing despite difficulty
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- perseveringMaintaining effort despite difficulty
determined · unyielding · resolute · dogged · relentless · unflagging · unrelenting · stubborn · fighter · will
healing
Restoration of health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- recuperationGradual return to health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
restoration · regeneration · comeback · remission · therapy · treatment · renewal · revival · mending · bounce-back
survivablefatal
Causing death or ruin
lethal · deadly · unsurvivable · nonsurvivable · terminal
survivableunbearable
Impossible to endure
unendurable · intolerable · excruciating · torturous · cruel