Synonyms of bided

bided

verb

past participle of bide

1

as in remained

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remained
• stayed
• continued
• endured
• persisted
• survived
• lasted
• abided
• held on
• run on
• lingered
• perdured
• kept up
• held up
• prevailed
• tarried
• stuck around
• carried through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• finished
• stopped
• passed
• ended
• concluded
• died
• closed
• ceased
• terminated
• expired
• discontinued
• quit
• lapsed
• wound up
• desisted
• died (down)
• left off
• subsided
• abated
• waned
• ebbed
• moderated
• let up

2

as in stood

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

at my advanced age I simply cannot bide young children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stood
• tolerated
• taken
• handled
• accepted
• stomached
• endured
• borne
• swallowed
• absorbed
• sustained
• met
• pocketed
• countenanced
• abided
• supported
• hacked
• brooked
• gone
• stood for
• worn
• stuck out
• lumped (it)
• lived with
• sweat out
• permitted
• suffered
• allowed
• toughed it out
• acquiesced
• capitulated
• agreed (with or to)
• submitted (to)
• reconciled (to)
• respected
• consented (to)
• yielded (to)
• assented (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refused
• rejected
• dismissed
• declined
• spurned
• resisted
• fought
• repudiated
• opposed
• turned down
• contested
• avoided
• escaped
• missed
• evaded
• bypassed
• eluded
• combated
• dodged
• circumvented
• refrained (from)
• abstained (from)
• forborne

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waited
• stayed
• remained
• awaited
• held on
• lingered
• sat tight
• bided one's time
• held one's breath
• cooled one's heels
• hung around
• expected
• stuck around
• tarried
• stood by
• anticipated
• watched (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bided

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