verb
1.
Synonyms: outlive , outlast, outwear
2.
to continue to exist or function in spite of a usually adverse condition or development
a company that managed to survive the recession
Synonyms: come through, pull through, ride (out)
Related Word: carry on, carry through, continue, endure, last, persist; live down, outlast, outlive; recover, revive
Idioms: come out of it, live to fight again, make it through, ride out ( or weather) the storm
Contrasted words: collapse, crash, fold, fold up, go down, go under; founder, sink; close (down), close up; bankrupt, bust
Antonyms: perish