survivor

[sərˈvaɪvər]

survivor Definition

  • 1a person who remains alive after an event in which others have died
  • 2a person who copes well with difficulties in their life

Using survivor: Examples

Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "survivor" can be used in various situations through the following examples!

  • Example

    She was the sole survivor of the plane crash.

  • Example

    He is a cancer survivor.

  • Example

    The survivors of the earthquake were rescued by the emergency services.

survivor Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms for survivor

  • escapee
  • living person
  • one who endures
  • lone survivor

Antonyms for survivor

Phrases with survivor

  • a mental condition that occurs when a person believes they have done something wrong by surviving a traumatic event when others did not

    Example

    He suffered from survivor guilt after his friends died in the car accident.

  • the tendency to focus on the successes and ignore the failures when analyzing a group of survivors, leading to incorrect conclusions

    Example

    The entrepreneur's success story is an example of survivorship bias because it ignores the many failed businesses that never made it.

  • an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE featuring elimination-style matches between teams of wrestlers

    Example

    The Survivor Series is one of the most popular events in WWE's calendar.

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Summary: survivor in Brief

A 'survivor' [sərˈvaɪvər] is someone who remains alive after an event in which others have died or someone who copes well with difficulties in their life. Examples include 'She was the sole survivor of the plane crash.' and 'He is a cancer survivor.' Phrases like 'survivor guilt' describe a mental condition that occurs when a person believes they have done something wrong by surviving a traumatic event when others did not.

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