Excess
Excess adjective - Being over what is needed.
Surviving and excess are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surviving" instead an adjective "Excess".
Nearby Words: excessive, excessively
Both words in one sentence
- In a mild subversion of the trope, instead of the baby surviving Batman's patrol against all odds, Batman actually avoids a fight by threatening violence far in excess of his usual if the thugs he's captured make him do anything that might hurt the baby.
Source: Infant Immortality - In some episodes he is something of a Bunny-Ears Lawyer, and despite his shortcomings is a somewhat competent agent whose stunts ultimately prove his worth, or a completely hopeless excess of a human being who is actually far less capable of surviving than his family.
Source: Depending on the Writer
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