survive vs overcome
overcome vs survivesurvive and overcome both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| survive | No | No | Yes | No |
| overcome | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
overcome is a hypernym of
survive; that is, overcome is a
word with a broader meaning than survive:
- survive: continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
- overcome: win a victory over
Other hypernyms of survive include
defeat, get the better of.
| survive (verb) | overcome (verb) |
|---|---|
| support oneself | get on top of; deal with successfully |
| continue to live and avoid dying | overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome |
| continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) | win a victory over |
| live longer than | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli |
Words related to "survive"
Words related to "overcome"
- arouse
- beat
- beat out
- benight
- bulldog
- clutch
- come through
- conquer
- crush
- defeat
- demolish
- destroy
- devastate
- down
- elicit
- enkindle
- evoke
- expel
- fire
- get hold of
- get over
- get the best
- get the better of
- have the best
- kill
- kindle
- knock out
- lock
- lurch
- make it
- master
- nose
- overcomer
- overpower
- overrun
- overtake
- overwhelm
- provoke
- pull round
- pull through
- raise
- rout
- rout out
- seize
- shell
- skunk
- stagger
- subdue
- surmount
- survive
- sweep over
- trounce
- upset
- vanquish
- wallop
- whelm
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