BEARS Synonyms: 418 Similar and Opposite Words

bears 1 of 2

verb

Definition of bears next

present tense third-person singular of bear

as in has

to bring forth from the womb luckily, she turned out to be able to bear children after all

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as in stands

to put up with (something painful or difficult) I can't bear the thought of losing another loved one

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as in pertains

to have a relation or connection I just found another fact that bears on this issue

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as in heads

to go on a specified course or in a certain direction the road bears left after the second traffic light

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as in carries

to hold up or serve as a foundation for the wooden bridge will only bear one truck at a time

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as in holds

to keep in one's mind or heart I'm not one to bear grudges

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as in behaves

to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way she bore herself well in her first public speaking event

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as in hauls

to support and take from one place to another the rescue team came bearing much-needed food and supplies

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as in shoulders

to take to or upon oneself I bear some responsibility for the mishap

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as in packs

to wear or have on one's person the right to bear arms

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as in leads

to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the path will bear north after that marked tree

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as in requires

to have as a requirement the violence in that country bears watching if the world wants to avoid a serious international conflict

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as in contains

to have within gold-bearing ore

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as in is

to occupy a place or location a hot, humid air mass is now bearing just south of the Gulf Coast

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as in yields

to produce as revenue an interest-bearing savings account

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bears

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noun

plural of bear

as in headaches

a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work the upcoming kitchen renovation sounds like a real bear

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as in crabs

an irritable and complaining person you've been a real bear lately—are you having a bad week?

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Recent Examples of bears

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This case bears close similarities to the trials of James and Jennifer Crumbley, whose then-15-year-old son killed four students in 2021 at his high school in Oxford, Michigan. —

Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026 Black suede dresses the majority of its upper, while cream leather is used for the Swoosh and heel, the latter of which bears embroidery of Thrasher’s famous logo. —

Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026 This is a winter camellia tree whose specific cultivar bears Dooley’s name. —

Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 16 Feb. 2026 Princess Eugenie's ring also bears a striking resemble to the one given to her mother Sarah Ferguson by her father Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. —

Emma Banks, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026 In an Olympic context, the sport bears some resemblance to an event called military patrol that was held in the 1924 games in Chamonix, the first Winter Olympics. —

Evan Bush, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026 When language that sounds intentional, personal, and binding can be produced at scale by a speaker who bears no consequence, the expectations listeners are entitled to hold of a speaker begin to erode. —

Deb Roy, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026 Bill Clinton bears the primary responsibility for their affair and everything that came after it. —

Jonathan Zimmerman, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026 The footage bears a Nest watermark. —

Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026

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This region is the best place in the lower 48 to observe wild wolves, bears, and moose. —

Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026 Having hit the ground running with the one-two punch of Promising Young Woman (2020) and Saltburn (2023), Fennell immediately showed a knack for provocation and a willingness to poke social-issue bears, even if the aim-to-grasp ratio tended to fall short. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026 Our manatees, panthers, bears and countless other species rely on healthy ecosystems to survive, ecosystems that are shrinking daily due to human encroachment and legislative negligence. —

Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026 For some bears, the aggressive expansion of Waymo’s network continues to spell uncertainty for Uber and Lyft, whose partnerships with robotaxi companies will take years to grow and become profitable. —

Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026 All but three of the bears were killed with a rifle. —

Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026 Many of the big software platforms – Salesforce, now under a 15 P/E or ServiceNow, with a record-high 5% free-cash-flow yield – have a decent counter-argument to the bears. —

Michael Santoli, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026 Residents are told to never feed the bears and avoid placing meat scraps in compost piles because they will be found by bears. —

Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026 The starting price for these bears was $30. —

Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado updated February 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026

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Bipartisan skepticism of corporate power comes and goes in America, but the latest wave has roots in the parallel streams flowing from the Great Financial Crisis, Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Paul has a reputation for taking collectibles to extreme levels and has spent millions to secure some of the rarest items ever produced, including NFTs - unique, verifiable digital assets traded on the blockchain.

— Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026