ABIDING Synonyms: 196 Similar and Opposite Words

abiding 1 of 2

adjective

ə-ˈbī-diŋ

as in enduring

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

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verb

present participle of abide

as in remaining

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 living

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 standing

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

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as in lasting

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 abiding

Adjective

But his contribution to the development and dissemination of zydeco has not been comprehensively recognized outside of the folklorists, musicologists and dancers who have always had an abiding appreciation of Chenier as ancestor, artist and ambassador. —

Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025 Our sole abiding interest is delivering low-cost energy to our customers as quickly as possible. —

John Ketchum, Fortune, 24 June 2025

Verb

All of them left me with an abiding awareness of the vastness of the universe. —

Erica Rex, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026 Guojun’s abiding preoccupation, Song told me, was propagating his seed. —

Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for abiding

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Adjective

Those words — simple, direct, enduring — carry the unmistakable weight of a lesson passed down from parent to child, one that only deepens in meaning with loss.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
His role in Walker, Texas Ranger cemented him as a household name, a figure so embedded in the fabric of weeknight television that his tough-guy persona became the very foundation for what would later become one of the internet’s most enduring jokes.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026