BIDING Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in abiding

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verb

present participle of bide

as in remaining

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 standing

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 waiting

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 biding

Verb

For much of Sunday afternoon, Norway’s 6-foot-5 superstar Erling Haaland roamed the field, biding his time against Brazil, waiting for his moment to strike. — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 July 2026 Morningstar also thinks investors may be better off biding their time. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 8 June 2026 Many supporters are biding their time until the next election. — Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026 Sometimes, a former general manager serves in an advisory role while biding time for the next job. — Zach Berman, New York Times, 8 May 2026 Meanwhile, Richardson said that since resigning as Oregon State’s GM last fall, Bjornstad has remained unemployed, biding his time developing an app for college athletic departments. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2026 Something to consider while biding one’s time waiting for a flag person to let vehicles through construction zones. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026 While Thursday marked the official unveiling of de Meo’s holistic business strategy for Kering, his first seven months on the job have not been spent biding time. — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2026 Wall Street is rediscovering many old tech names from the 1990's that have been quietly biding their time, waiting patiently for this new cycle. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for biding

Adjective

Yet whatever the circumstances, the characters who populate her songs have an abiding and unshakable likability.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Though only married for a few years, their partnership feels seasoned, fortified by faith, ambition and an abiding sense of gratitude.

— Partner Content, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025

Definition of abiding

Verb

The technology is initially aimed at simple-cycle gas turbines, which generate electricity directly from hot combustion gases but release substantial amounts of remaining heat through their exhaust.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
Improving consistency and measuring demand are among the remaining steps.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of remaining

Verb

And so, at first light, when firefighters had won the day and the smoke cleared to reveal the ostrich flock still standing, the sight didn’t lead to any reconsideration of the night’s theories of clandestine slaughter.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
The treadmill relaunch, Peloton said, is also addressing the company's long-standing challenge getting consumers to buy high-cost equipment that takes up a lot of space.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of standing

Verb

Most self-help books say anger and grudges are self-defeating — there’s that line everybody uses that holding a grudge is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

— Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
While waiting for the prisoners to emerge out of the federal courthouse elevators, attorneys were seen searching online to quickly familiarize themselves with the case, which has already led to four convictions in May.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of waiting

Adjective

Over more than two decades at Sony, Flory has made an enormous and lasting contribution to our business.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
That’s why many manufacturing enterprises, despite having the resources to invest, are still running disconnected projects instead of building an AI strategy that creates lasting value across the organization.

— Nishkam Batta, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of lasting

Verb

The catastrophe was a reminder of not only the destructiveness of Israeli bombing, but also the depth of the continuing privation in Gaza today.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
The idea comes as the economy confronts rising interest rates, continuing inflation and climbing fuel costs.

— Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of continuing

Verb

His warning was meant for American eyes and ears at least as much — if not more so — than for the government in Jerusalem that until now has encouraged the hoodlums by tolerating their violence.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
His comments follow months of settler attacks in the West Bank, including a mosque torching, as Palestinian Americans accuse Israel’s security forces of tolerating extremist violence.

— Ibrahim Hazboun, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of tolerating

Adjective

Our enduring belief that anything is possible — whether based in reality or not — has helped the nation become the world’s largest economy.

— Jonathan Fahey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Nearly 38 years after bodies were unearthed from Dorothea Puente’s yard, her crimes remain one of Sacramento’s most enduring fascinations.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026