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survival

/sɚˈvaɪ.vəl/noun3 syllables

Survival means: a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment.

Synonyms for survival4

noun, as in a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

survival of the fittest, natural selection, selection

noun, as in a state of surviving; remaining alive

endurance

What does survival mean?3

noun

1

a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

2

a state of surviving; remaining alive

3

something that survives

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with survival?4

two syllables

rival

three syllables

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Survival in a sentence

  • This is an example of the survival of the fittest, as it is called.CM
  • Food, clothing and shelter are the foundations of survival.NickC
  • This is not a vacation, it's a survival course!Hybrid
  • Let it be survival of the fittest, but quickly and carefully directed.RU
  • We all have a survival instinct, you know?Nuel
  • A helmet would improve your chance of survival.OsoHombre
  • The medical staff has to prioritize patients with the best chances of survival.Hybrid
  • We have learned much about survival from lower forms of animal life.unknown

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Forms of survival

as a noun

plural
survivals