Simple meaning
What does Survival mean?
staying alive or continuing through difficulty.
Dictionary definition
continuing to live or continue despite difficulty.
Example sentences
Survival in a sentence
easy
In class, we used survival to describe what happened in the story.
medium
The worksheet asked students to explain survival in an everyday example.
hard
During discussion, students compared how survival changed the outcome of the situation.
Synonyms
Words like Survival
related termSimilar meaning used in caution or problem contexts.
close wordA near meaning with small usage differences.
Antonyms
Opposite words
opposite conditionA useful contrast in meaning.
safer stateShows a more secure opposite situation.
Word family
Survival word family
Base word
survival
noun
survival
Base form.
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Practice 1
What does survival mean?
Survival means staying alive or continuing through difficulty.
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