survivable

[ ser-vahy-vuh-buhl ]

/ sərˈvaɪ və bəl /

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adjective

able to be survived: Would an atomic war be survivable?

capable of withstanding attack or countermeasures: a bomber survivable against fighter planes.

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Origin of survivable

First recorded in 1950–55; survive + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM survivable

sur·viv·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·sur·viv·a·ble, adjectiveun·sur·viv·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby survivable

surveyor, surveyor's chain, surveyor's compass, surveyor's level, surveyor's measure, survivable, survival, survival bag, survival curve, survivalist, survival kit

How to use survivable in a sentence

Dry conifer forests that had already teetered on the edge of survivable conditions were far more likely to simply convert to grass and shrublands, which generally absorb and store much less carbon.
The pandemic slashed the West Coast’s emissions. Wildfires already reversed it.|James Temple|July 27, 2021|MIT Technology Review
“We really need to be intervening with buildings and neighborhoods to make them more survivable,” Rempel said.
How to cool your home without relying on air conditioning|Sarah Kaplan|July 23, 2021|Washington Post
Modern medicine has brought chest pain from heart attacks from routinely fatal to often survivable and even preventable.
Psychiatry Is Still Stuck in Freud's Era. Big Data Can Revolutionize How We Care for Patients|Daniel Barron|July 9, 2021|Time
These lower-end tornadoes are capable of significant property and tree damage, but tend to be easily survivable if protected from trees.
Explaining the tornado warning and storm damage in D.C. on Thursday night|Jeffrey Halverson, Jason Samenow, Ian Livingston|July 2, 2021|Washington Post

This period of time involves “cutting, breaching, crawling into the voids, looking for people in a survivable void space,” he says.
How rescue specialists search for survivors in collapsed buildings|Rob Verger|June 29, 2021|Popular-Science
That can be survivable if a president acknowledges failures and takes steps to correct.
Voters Remind D.C. That the Economy Still Sucks|Stuart Stevens|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As for the day-to-day life of the horses, pro-ban veterinarians such as Holly Cheever describe it as “survivable, but not humane.”
Central Park’s Carriages Saved This Horse|Michael Daly|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The idea that the scandal itself is not survivable is nonsense.
Weiner’s Well-Timed Rehab|Eric Alterman|June 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Federal teams with survivable radio gear were positioned at the likely point of impact.
How Katrina Saved Lives|Michael Chertoff|August 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Alternatively, reusable long-range survivable systems provide needed flexibility to alter the Deep Strike plan as it unfolds.
Shock and Awe|Harlan K. Ullman