survival

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.
2. (countable, uncountable) Of, relating to or aiding survival.
3. (countable, uncountable) The avoidance of relegation or demotion to a lower league or division.
4. (countable, uncountable) A custom or belief that persists in folklore from earlier times, when the rationale behind it is forgotten.

Synonyms

existence

remnant

vestige

remainder

living

survival of the fittest

endurance

natural selection

being

left-over

selection

relict

salvation

subsistence

survive

surviving

hold-over

alimony

act of surviving

continuation

leftover

live

odds and ends

redemption

relic

remain

remaining

remains

remanent

residual

Translations

Überleben

survie

sopravvivenza

supervivencia

sobrevivência

survivance

επιβίωση

بقاء

beka

kalım

overleven

sélection

sopportare

🐻

Lebensunterhalt

Pronounced as (IPA)

/səˈvaɪ.vəl/

Etymology

From survive + -al.