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(Entry 1 of 2)
having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish
- I have an abiding interest in animal welfare—it's not just a phase I'm going through
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abiding
verb
present participle of abide
Synonyms & Antonyms of abiding (Entry 2 of 2)
1
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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- absconding,
- booking
- [slang],
- decamping,
- escaping,
- evacuating,
- fleeing,
- flying,
- getting out,
- running away,
- scatting,
- scramming,
- skipping
Antonyms for abiding
- bailing,
- bailing out,
- bugging out,
- buzzing (off),
- clearing off
- [chiefly British],
- clearing out,
- cutting out,
- departing,
- exiting,
- getting off,
- going,
- going off,
- leaving,
- moving,
- packing (up or off),
- peeling off,
- piking (out or off),
- pulling out,
- pushing off,
- pushing on,
- quitting,
- shoving (off),
- taking off,
- vamoosing,
- walking out
2
to have a home
- the charming fantasy that fairies abide in the cup-shaped flowers dotting the woodland floor
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3
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
- cannot abide being in huge crowds
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- absorbing,
- accepting,
- bearing,
- biding
- [chiefly dialect],
- brooking,
- countenancing,
- enduring,
- going,
- hacking,
- handling,
- meeting,
- pocketing,
- standing,
- sticking out,
- stomaching,
- supporting,
- sustaining,
- sweating out,
- taking,
- tolerating,
- wearing
- [British]
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4
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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The first known use of abiding was in the 15th century
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