Synonyms of abided

abided

verb

variants also abode

past tense of abide

1

as in dwelled

to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time

refused to abide where it was clear that he wasn't wanted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dwelled
• stayed
• remained
• waited
• dwelt
• hung around
• tarried
• stuck around
• lingered
• awaited
• loitered
• held on
• hung on
• dawdled
• overstayed
• dallied
• outstayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• moved
• went
• departed
• left
• quitted
• exited
• went off
• bailed
• quit
• got off
• packed (up or off)
• pulled out
• cut out
• cleared out
• escaped
• walked out
• took off
• fled
• pushed off
• pushed on
• peeled off
• buzzed (off)
• bailed out
• cleared off
• shoved (off)
• flew
• skipped
• evacuated
• got out
• abandoned
• absconded
• ran away
• vamoosed
• decamped
• bugged out
• booked
• vacated
• deserted
• forsook
• scrammed
• piked (out or off)
• scatted

2

as in lived

to have a home

the charming fantasy that fairies abide in the cup-shaped flowers dotting the woodland floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lived
• resided
• dwelled
• dwelt
• inhabited
• stayed
• occupied
• haunted
• lodged
• frequented
• settled
• visited
• hung (at)
• hanged (at)
• populated
• peopled
• leased
• cohabited
• rented
• tenanted
• sublet

3

as in accepted

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

cannot abide being in huge crowds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accepted
• tolerated
• stood
• endured
• handled
• sustained
• took
• stomached
• swallowed
• absorbed
• wore
• met
• supported
• countenanced
• allowed
• stuck out
• bore
• went
• brooked
• permitted
• stood for
• pocketed
• lived with
• hacked
• lumped (it)
• bided
• bode
• toughed it out
• suffered
• sweated out
• sweat out
• acquiesced
• respected
• reconciled (to)
• capitulated
• agreed (with or to)
• submitted (to)
• consented (to)
• yielded (to)
• assented (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refused
• rejected
• dismissed
• declined
• opposed
• repudiated
• resisted
• fought
• turned down
• avoided
• contested
• escaped
• spurned
• missed
• evaded
• eluded
• circumvented
• bypassed
• dodged
• combated
• combatted
• refrained (from)
• abstained (from)
• forbore

4

as in persisted

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state

the village's once-honored ways no longer abide and now exist only in the memories of a few elders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• persisted
• remained
• endured
• continued
• lasted
• prevailed
• held on
• bode
• lingered
• bided
• perdured
• survived
• ran on
• kept up
• stayed
• held up
• tarried
• stuck around
• carried through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• passed
• concluded
• died
• stopped
• ceased
• ended
• closed
• finished
• terminated
• lapsed
• expired
• quitted
• discontinued
• left off
• quit
• wound up
• desisted
• died (down)
• subsided
• ebbed
• moderated
• abated
• waned
• winded up
• let up