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live on

VERB
continue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advance carry on carry over endure extend go on last linger maintain persist progress promote pursue reach remain stay survive sustain
STRONG
abide lengthen loiter outlast outlive persevere project prolong rest ride stand uphold
WEAK
draw out forge ahead get on with it hang in keep at keep on keep on truckin' keep the ball rolling keep up make headway move ahead never cease perdure persist in press on push on run on stay on stick at stick to
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease condemn decrease depart discontinue go halt ignore leave retreat retrogress stop take back
STRONG
abbreviate move quit refuse reject shorten
WEAK
complete desist end finish
VERB
endure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exist go on hold linger live persist remain ride out stay survive sustain
STRONG
abide be bide cling last outlast outlive prevail stand superannuate wear
WEAK
be left be long lived be timeless carry on carry through hang on have no end hold on hold out keep on never say die perdure run on stay on stick to wear on wear well
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease depart die go halt leave quit stop
STRONG
lose move refuse reject
WEAK
discontinue
VERB
feed on
Synonyms
STRONGEST
devour eat graze ingest nibble prey on
WEAK
exist on fare feast have a bite meal munch nurture partake pasture peck pig out scarf snack sponge subsist take take nourishment
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abstain
VERB
survive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bear endure exist get through handle keep last live recover remain ride out subsist suffer sustain weather withstand
STRONG
outlast outlive outwear persevere persist revive
WEAK
be extant be left carry on carry through come through cut it get on go all the way go the limit hold out keep afloat live down live out live through make a comeback make the cut pull out of it pull through remain alive see through stand up tough it out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
depart die discontinue neglect refuse reject
STRONG
give up leave quit stop
WEAK
cease

Example Sentences

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"I hope things change - people live on hope," he added.

From BBC

About 200 dingoes live on K'Gari and are protected as a native species by law.

From BBC

If you don’t need RMDs to live on, you can avoid them by gifting to charity directly from your IRA through a qualified charitable gift, or QCD, which counts toward your RMD obligation.

From Barron's

Despite the fact that, beyond the sunshine, fighter planes made their way across the sky, and people had lost their homes, and we were living on rations and our streets were patrolled by soldiers.

From Literature

His team wondered whether regularly soaking in hot springs might also influence the parasites and microscopic organisms that live on and inside the monkeys.

From Science Daily

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.