survival

Plural: survivals

Noun

• The state of continuing to live or exist, especially in difficult conditions.
• a state of surviving; remaining alive
• a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
• something that survives
• The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.
• Of, relating to or aiding survival.
• The avoidance of relegation or demotion to a lower league or division.
• A custom or belief that persists in folklore from earlier times, when the rationale behind it is forgotten.

Examples

• His survival in the open ocean was a miracle; he had fully expected to die.
• His survival kit had all the things he needed in the wilderness.
• persecution survival plan
• Playing defensively was key to his survival against such an aggressive Words With Friends opponent.

Synonyms

endurance, natural selection, selection, survival of the fittest