survivable

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survivable

adjective more survivable · most survivable

  1. Able to be survived. The conditions they are living in are harsh but survivable.

    Similar: endurable, livable, withstandable, abideable, bearable, portable, sufferable, supportable, survivable, tolerable

  2. Capable of surviving an attack, especially a nuclear strike. In order for a weapon system to be an effective deterrent it must be highly survivable. Weapon systems based in the world's ocean waters are the most survivable systems.

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@misc{survivable_2026,
  title = {survivable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/survivable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}