survived
Came through alive
Survived is the past tense of survive, meaning to remain alive through danger, hardship, or the death of others.
A person survives an accident, a disease, or a war.
The word extends beyond physical peril: I barely survived that meeting.
To say someone is survived by family members means those relatives outlived them: She is survived by two daughters.
Continued despite difficulty
- outlastedPersisted beyond another
- withstoodSuccessfully opposed or survived
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- persistedContinued despite difficulty
overcame · prevailed · remained · continued · held on · pulled through · made it · got through
Defeated or mastered
- conqueredDefeated and took control
- prevailedProved stronger ultimately
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
defied · triumphant · against the odds · heroic · vindication · miracle · second chance · comeback
persevered
Continued despite difficulty
- outlastedPersisted beyond another
- withstoodSuccessfully opposed or survived
- weatheredEroded by exposure
persisted · overcame · prevailed · remained · continued · held on · pulled through · made it · got through · hung on
overcame
Defeated or mastered
beat · defied · triumphant · against the odds · heroic · vindication · miracle · second chance · comeback · thrived
resilient
Able to recover quickly
durable · steadfast · fortitude · undaunted · stoic · unbroken · indomitable · grit · determination · strength
remains
Continues in place
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- vestigesRemaining traces of something
traces · ruins · legacy · heritage · preserved · intact · extant · remaining · lasting · standing
- enduredendured, weathered, withstood, tolerated, suffered
- kept goingcontinued, lasted, persisted, endured, carried on
- reliefrelief, phew, whew, ease, easing
- close callsclose call, near miss, narrow escape, close shave, nick of time
survivedsuccumbed
Stopped resisting, gave way
gave in · collapsed · broke down · failed · crumbled
survivedperished
Ceased living violently
vanished · disappeared · died out · faded away · disintegrated
- last survivorFinal person still alive
- survival kitLife-preserving supply bundle
- survival knivesRugged outdoor cutting tools
- jungle survivalThriving in wild tropics
- survival instinctInborn drive to live
- survival skillsKnowledge for staying alive