BIDED Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

bided

verb

past participle of bide

as in remained

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state how long are you going to bide in this unhappy marriage?

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as in stood

chiefly dialect to put up with (something painful or difficult) at my advanced age I simply cannot bide young children

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as in waited

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

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Recent Examples of bided Since winning two Oscars in three years less than a decade ago, Mahershala Ali has bided his time as one of Hollywood’s great untapped commodities. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 Waiting for clarity Sunday was stressful, but Herman bided his time celebrating his sister’s birthday with family. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 Pantani had targeted this stage from the start of the Tour and his Mercatone Uno team helped set the pace as the peloton made their way from Saint-Étienne to the foot of the Alpe but even once there Pantani bided his time in the early skirmishes. — Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 24 July 2026 The Warriors bided their time until his asking price was next-to-nothing. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 June 2026 But for anyone who bided their time, Rituals of Shame indicates a natural snap back to form, anchored in tight, often ingeniously spare arrangements cascading beneath Walker’s accented howl. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026 Powerful unions bided their time and key endorsers, like Newsom and Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi, stayed on the sidelines. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026 Linebacker Isaiah Jones bided his time for two seasons (four games) before Cignetti’s arrival and became a key cog within Bryant Haines’ unit. — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bided

Verb

The pickup truck driver remained at the scene and was cooperating with investigators, Monroe said.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Regardless, Republican Sam Matthews, an at-times independent voter who dropped into the Ohio GOP bus tour launch party in Strongsville, remained adamant Democrats continued to be too extreme for most of the electorate.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of remained

Verb

Included in the exhibition are four portraits of Roman emperors whose statues once stood at Boubon’s Sebasteion, a monumental display dedicated to the Roman imperial family, notes Tech Times.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2026
For those who have stood beneath Zion's towering sandstone cliffs and immediately started plotting a return trip, this little pairing is a fun way to keep the scenery close.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of stood

Verb

The attack in Komyshuvakha, near the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region, struck as residents waited for humanitarian aid.

— Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
One would be forgiven for assuming that, as a friend of his joked, Carrère had waited to visit the country until a member of his family was running it.

— Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of waited

Verb

Instead of insisting on playing through pressure, defenders cleared the ball when necessary, stayed compact and protected a narrow lead.

— Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
In places where the lines stayed unchanged, like Indiana and Pennsylvania and New Jersey and New York, GOP incumbents lost.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of stayed

Verb

Putting our deputies and the public at risk will not be tolerated in Douglas County.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Most of the new towers remain concrete structures, but they’re now typically clad in glass, metal or masonry, and the frame — while expressed — is generally whipped up into a more interesting confection than Mies would have tolerated.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of tolerated

Verb

Other Democrats, as well as some Republicans, have continued to push to hold Epstein associates accountable.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 11 Nov. 2026
Armies of lawyers and volunteers for both sides continued to monitor the vote count across the state's 82 counties.

— Gregory S. Schneider The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of continued

Verb

The last action taken by the administration concerning the arch was the National Capital Planning Commission’s 8-4 vote that approved the project last Thursday.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
Harris-Dawson has taken meetings with Raman over the last week and spoken positively about the mayor-elect since her win, and the two jointly addressed reporters during council Tuesday.

— Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of taken

Verb

But that was just a foreshock to what women's sports advocates endured at a Portland Thorns game two Fridays ago.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
The 33-year-old man, lured to Cambodia with the offer of a receptionist job, endured daily beatings for a month, locked in a dark room somewhere in the Southeast Asian country.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026