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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Medical advances have transformed cancer into a much more survivable disease. NPR, 8 Jan. 2025 And others may start to question just how survivable traditional artillery is in a world when where can be destroyed by a $500 drone. David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 The Iranian regional project suffered a blow then, but a survivable one. Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024 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 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 17 Jan. 2025.

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