Synonyms and Antonyms of bear
1
to bring forth from the womb
- luckily, she turned out to be able to bear children after all
labor
breed, multiply, propagate, reproduce, spawn
beget, father, generate, get, sire
calve, kid, kindle, kitten, litter, pup, whelp
2
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
- I can't bear the thought of losing another loved one
abide, absorb, accept, bide [chiefly dialect], brook, countenance, endure, go, hack, handle, meet, pocket, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, sweat out, take, tolerate, wear [British]
allow, permit, suffer, swallow
reconcile (to)
acquiesce, agree (with or to), assent (to), capitulate, consent (to), respect, submit (to), yield (to)
decline, dismiss, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn, turn down
combat, contest, fight, oppose, resist
avoid, bypass, circumvent, dodge, elude, escape, evade, miss
abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)
3
to have a relation or connection
- I just found another fact that bears on this issue
affect, concern, interest, involve, touch
associate, connect, couple, interrelate, link, tie in
deal (with), treat
4
to go on a specified course or in a certain direction
- the road bears left after the second traffic light
aim, bend, direct, point, turn
beeline, light out, put, put out, set off, set out, strike, take off
face, orient, steer
about-face, back, come about, come round, cut, incline, put about, reverse, swerve, tack, turn back, veer, wheel, yaw
5
to hold up or serve as a foundation for
- the wooden bridge will only bear one truck at a time
bolster, brace, buttress, carry, prop (up), shore (up), stay, support, sustain, undergird, underpin, uphold
6
to keep in one's mind or heart
- I'm not one to bear grudges
cultivate, foster, nurture, support, sustain
carry, keep, maintain, preserve, remember, retain, treasure
cleave (to), cling (to), hug, stick (to)
brood (about or over), fixate (on or upon), obsess (about or over)
disregard, drop, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook
abjure, decline, deny, disdain, refuse, reject, repudiate, scorn
abandon, desert, discard, forsake, give up, part (with), quit, renounce, throw out
erase, expunge
7
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
- she bore herself well in her first public speaking event
check, collect, compose, constrain, contain, control, curb, handle, inhibit, quiet, repress, restrain
moderate, modulate, temper
act, impersonate, play
8
to support and take from one place to another
- the rescue team came bearing much-needed food and supplies
9
to take to or upon oneself
- I bear some responsibility for the mishap
adopt, embrace, take up
advocate, back, champion, endorse (also indorse), espouse, stand by, support, uphold
accede, acquiesce, agree, assent, consent
reaccept, reassume
abjure, recant, renounce, retract, take back, unsay, withdraw
decline, refuse, reject, spurn, turn down
abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)
avoid, bypass, detour
abandon, abnegate, forsake, give up, relinquish, spurn, surrender
back down, back off, backtrack
10
to wear or have on one's person
11
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction
- the path will bear north after that marked tree
12
to have as a requirement
- the violence in that country bears watching if the world wants to avoid a serious international conflict
entail, involve
ask, beg, claim, clamor (for), cry (for)
hurt (for), lack
command, enjoin, exact, insist, press, quest, stipulate
14
to occupy a place or location
- a hot, humid air mass is now bearing just south of the Gulf Coast
15
to produce as revenue
- an interest-bearing savings account
