survive
verbHow many syllables in survive?
There are 2 syllables in the word survive.How to pronounce survive:
Definition of survive:
- survive (verb):
- to continue to live or exist
- to remain alive or in existence live on
Synonyms for survive:
be
endure
exist
go
hold out
hold up
hold water
last
live
live on
live out
perennate
subsist
Antonyms for survive:
be lost
be no more
be six feet under
be taken
bite the dust
breathe one's last
cark it
cease to exist
check out
croak
decease
demise
depart
depart this life
die
drop dead
exit
expire
flatline
go
kick the bucket
pass away
pass on
perish
relinquish life
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