SURVIVOR: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SURVIVOR?

Need another word that means the same as “survivor”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “survivor” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Survivor” are: subsister, residue, legacy, vestige, trace

Survivor as a Noun

Definitions of "Survivor" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “survivor” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The remainder of a group of people or things.
• One who lives through affliction.
• An animal that survives in spite of adversity.
• A person who survives, especially a person remaining alive after an event in which others have died.
• One who outlives another.
• A person who copes well with difficulties in their life.
• A joint tenant who has the right to the whole estate on the other's death.

Synonyms of "Survivor" as a noun (5 Words)

legacy	(law) a gift of personal property by will. My grandmother died and unexpectedly left me a small legacy.
residue	Something left after other parts have been taken away. The fine residue left after the sorting of tea.
subsister	One who lives through affliction.
trace	A line which represents the projection of a curve or surface on a plane or the intersection of a curve or surface with a plane. We ve got a trace on the call.
vestige	An indication that something has been present. He waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy.

Usage Examples of "Survivor" as a noun

• Only the fittest animals were survivors of the cold winters.
• He left his farm to his survivors.
• He was the sole survivor of the massacre.
• A survivor from last year's team.
• The survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital.
• She is a born survivor.

Associations of "Survivor" (30 Words)

debris	Scattered pieces of rubbish or remains. Workmen were clearing the roads of the debris from shattered buildings.
dregs	The most worthless part or parts of something. The dregs of society.
extant	Still in existence; surviving. Specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk.
left	The left wing of an army. Left politics.
leftover	Not used up. Yesterday s leftover bread.
lifeboat	A small boat kept on a ship for use in emergency, typically one of a number on deck or suspended from davits.
lifeguard	An expert swimmer employed to rescue bathers who get into difficulty at a beach or swimming pool.
raft	Transport on or as if on a raft. Raft these logs.
redemption	A thing that saves someone from error or evil. His marginalization from the Hollywood jungle proved to be his redemption.
remainder	Sell cheaply as remainders. Leave a few mushrooms for garnish and slice the remainder.
remaining	Not used up. Saved the remaining sandwiches for supper.
remains	Any object that is left unused or still extant. Roman remains.
remnant	Remaining. He sat sewing patchwork cushions with all the remnants.
rescue	Take forcibly from legal custody. They have not always been keen to organize rescue excavations to investigate these sites.
residual	A quantity remaining after other things have been subtracted or allowed for. The eroded residuals of reefs built in relation to earlier higher sea levels.
residue	A small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone or been taken or used. The residue of the country s colonial past.
rest	The sign denoting a musical rest. The prosecution rests.
salvage	Collect discarded material. A salvage operation was under way.
scavenge	Search for discarded items or food in (a place. She scavenged the garbage cans for food.
thrifty	Mindful of the future in spending money. He had been brought up to be thrifty and careful.
trace	Discover traces of. The children traced along the edge of the dark forest.
undetected	Not perceived or discerned. The thieves escaped undetected.
undiagnosed	Not diagnosed or having been subject to diagnosis. Undiagnosed disease.
undiscovered	Not discovered. The novel had lain undiscovered for years among his papers.
unobserved	Not seen or observed. Managed to slip away unobserved.
unseen	An unseen passage for translation. Unseen natural resources.
vestige	A trace or remnant of something that is disappearing or no longer exists. The last vestiges of colonialism.
vestigial	Not fully developed in mature animals. He felt a vestigial flicker of anger from last night.
waste	Run off as waste. Waste not want not.
wreckage	The remaining parts of something that has been wrecked. Firemen had to cut him free from the wreckage of the car.