ABIDED Synonyms: 172 Similar and Opposite Words

abided

verb

variants also abode

past tense of abide

as in remained

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

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as in lived

to have a home the charming fantasy that fairies abide in the cup-shaped flowers dotting the woodland floor

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as in tolerated

to put up with (something painful or difficult) cannot abide being in huge crowds

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as in continued

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

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Recent Examples of abided The sturgeon is an armored beast of a fish that has abided on this planet for at least 120 million years. — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026 The Saudis in particular have viewed the Iranian regime as a menace that must be abided. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2026 Since the rules kicked in on December 10, major platforms have primarily abided, though Reddit is taking its issues legal and Australian media reports Google has threatened to sue. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025 And yet, for a vocal minority, there is something fraudulent about Chloé Zhao’s film that cannot be abided. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025 Indian officials have said New Delhi has always abided by international sanctions and would do so in the case of Russia oil purchases. — Rajesh Roy, Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2025 Indian officials have said New Delhi has always abided by international sanctions and would do so in the case of Russia oil purchases as well. — CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025 If the game had abided by old kickoff rules, the Pats likely would have settled for a touchback and not provided that exciting moment for fans, nor the momentum boost for themselves. — Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Almost half of those who abided by boundaries (45%) reported low burnout, compared to 6% of those who struggled to do so. — Samantha Dewalt, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025

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South Korea's Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Seoul remained opposed to officially recognizing the North as a nuclear-weapon state, something Kim has long sought.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
The local Red Cross was helping with the search but could not say how many people remained buried, volunteer Gervais Ganagoro said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of remained

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In this area at that time, Protestant groups from Germany and the Netherlands — primarily Lutherans and Mennonites — lived alongside the predominantly Catholic Polish population.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Caterham is the seventh of eight siblings, including one who lived to the age of 104, according to Guinness World Records.

— Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of lived

Verb

At times during the program’s lean years, the Canes were so bereft of elite talent that when a skilled player groused or lollygagged, it was reluctantly tolerated.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Because it’s used in small amounts and is low in fiber, it’s often well tolerated.

— Caitlin Beale, HEALTH, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of tolerated

Verb

As the investigation and suspect search continued, police said that SWAT officers and drones were also deployed to assist.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Trade between the two countries had been expanding even as the US continued tightening sanctions on the regime.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of continued

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In that sense, technology may not diminish the advisor's role so much as clarify where the most enduring sources of value have always resided.

— Alex Shahidi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The Royal Parks charity, which manages Richmond Park, where the incident took place over the weekend, warned that human behavior is endangering the lives of the deer who have resided there for centuries.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of resided

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Known primarily as a virtuoso sculptor, only a few of Bernini’s paintings have survived, and fewer than twenty are broadly accepted as authentic.

— News Desk, Artforum, 21 Aug. 2026
One of the more popular myths accepted as fact is that the WNBA has bricked the breakaway slam dunk that is Caitlin Clark phenomenon.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of accepted

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Too Much Waiting, Not Enough Episodes The years between seasons are killing them, especially when a season only takes a week to binge, unlike the old days when a season lasted three to nine months of weekly episode releases.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
The delay lasted just under two hours before the teams came back and finished the first half.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026