survivable

adjective

sur·​viv·​able sər-ˈvī-və-bəl How to pronounce survivable (audio)
: resulting in or permitting survival
survivability noun

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This is the truly important work of breaking through the false bravado and showing that life has its challenges, but everything is survivable. Eric Fuller, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 Still, tornadoes are survivable – and simple safety precautions can greatly increase security. Danish Bajwa, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2024 Jane Figueiredo, a researcher at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles and one of the co-authors of the report, says treatments and better detection methods have made even highly lethal cancers like lung or melanoma much more survivable. Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 18 Sep. 2024 Such transfers could stabilize a fragile nuclear balance if the emerging nuclear powers acquired more survivable arsenals as a result. Eric S. Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2011 See all Example Sentences for survivable 

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of survivable was in 1955

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“Survivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/survivable. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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