surviving

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adjective

Continuing to live or to exist.

“The legacy was divided among the surviving children of the deceased.”

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livingextant
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of survive
adjectivesurviving (not comparable)
  1. not comparableContinuing to live or to exist.

    The legacy was divided among the surviving children of the deceased.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivestill in existence

Similar
livingextant
Also see
alivealive and kickinganimateextantlivingrelictualremainingvital

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Spanish sobreviviente, superviviente
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  • supérstiteTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

surviving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surviving

MLA

“surviving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surviving. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surviving,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surviving.

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