Synonyms for surviving

Most common

remaining · extant · relictual

All synonyms

Adjective

Antonyms

blessed

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Continuing to live or to exist.

   The legacy was divided among the surviving children of the deceased.

Example sentences

• remaining Jonas decided to save the remaining water instead.
• extant The hippopotamus is the heaviest extant artiodactyl.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

living², extant²

9 letters

remaining³, relictual

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (living² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

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