Abide
Abide verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.
Usage example: the village's once-honored ways no longer abide and now exist only in the memories of a few elders
Survive is a synonym for abide in continue topic. In some cases you can use "Survive" instead a verb "Abide", when it comes to topics like stay, last, remain or continue in a state.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| destruction | abide destruction | survive destruction |
| time | abide time | survive time |
| amounts | abide amounts | survive amounts |
Both words in one sentence
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The narration in a Lit RPG work must abide by the rules of a game while filling it with conflict and drama as the hero tries to survive in this new environment.
Source: RPG-Mechanics Verse - The arias "But who may abide," "Thou art gone up on high" and "Thou shalt break them" were replaced with short recitatives for the 1742 Dublin premiere (though the recitative setting of "Thou art gone up on high" does not survive).
Source: Cut Song
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