Synonyms of bide

bide

verb

ˈbīd 

1

as in to remain

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state

how long are you going to bide in this unhappy marriage?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remain
• continue
• last
• persist
• stay
• endure
• survive
• run on
• hold on
• abide
• linger
• keep up
• prevail
• perdure
• hold up
• tarry
• stick around
• carry through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stop
• die
• pass
• end
• finish
• cease
• terminate
• conclude
• close
• quit
• expire
• discontinue
• wind up
• die (down)
• lapse
• desist
• abate
• leave off
• subside
• moderate
• wane
• ebb
• let up

2

as in to stand

chiefly dialect to put up with (something painful or difficult)

at my advanced age I simply cannot bide young children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stand
• endure
• tolerate
• accept
• take
• handle
• bear
• sustain
• absorb
• meet
• swallow
• abide
• wear
• countenance
• stomach
• live with
• support
• stand for
• go
• brook
• hack
• lump (it)
• sweat out
• stick out
• suffer
• allow
• pocket
• permit
• tough it out
• acquiesce
• reconcile (to)
• submit (to)
• agree (with or to)
• respect
• yield (to)
• capitulate
• consent (to)
• assent (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuse
• reject
• dismiss
• resist
• fight
• repudiate
• avoid
• decline
• escape
• oppose
• combat
• spurn
• contest
• evade
• miss
• turn down
• circumvent
• bypass
• elude
• dodge
• refrain (from)
• forbear
• abstain (from)

3

as in to wait

to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something

I promise you that if you bide yet a little longer, all will come to pass just as you desire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wait
• stay
• await
• hold on
• linger
• remain
• sit tight
• bide one's time
• hold one's breath
• hang around
• cool one's heels
• expect
• stick around
• tarry
• stand by
• anticipate
• watch (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bide

Conventional economic thinking holds that corporate dealmakers will bide their time during periods of intense volatility, preferring instead to wait for calmer conditions. —Charles Daly, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026

Republicans around the country have long been looking to Florida — which has been biding its time and is gearing up to act this spring — to help the party pull ahead. —Kadia Goba, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2026

But that is simply a matter of putting the work in and biding your time for your body to develop. —Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026

Newsom decided to withdraw and run for lieutenant governor, biding his time in exchange for entrée to Sacramento in Brown’s shadow. —Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026

Phrases Containing bide

• bide one's time