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/səˈvaɪvə/ · noun
One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience..
From this moment on, I choose to live not as a victim, but as a survivor.
Believing that requires trust, and trust is understandably a tough issue for those of us who are survivors.
I'm a survivor. We're a dying breed.
She was from a large family and had many friends, so the funeral was crowded with mourning survivors.
Use survivor when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Survivor means One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience..
Common synonyms include overliver, trooper, tough cookie.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
From this moment on, I choose to live not as a victim, but as a survivor.
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