Synonyms of biding

biding 1 of 2

adjective

as in abiding

Related Words

• abiding
• lasting
• enduring
• persisting
• staying
• lingering
• residual
• holding up
• keeping up
• continuing
• remaining
• tarrying
• holding on
• perduring
• running on
• leftover
• surviving
• sticking around
• prevailing
• carrying through

Dissimilar Words

• waning
• dying (down)
• subsiding
• ebbing
• moderating
• dying
• finishing
• abating
• passing
• letting up
• ending
• concluding
• closing
• stopping
• terminating
• quitting
• lapsing
• ceasing
• expiring
• winding up
• discontinuing
• desisting
• leaving off

biding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of bide

1

as in remaining

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remaining
• continuing
• lasting
• staying
• persisting
• enduring
• surviving
• lingering
• abiding
• holding on
• keeping up
• running on
• prevailing
• perduring
• holding up
• tarrying
• sticking around
• carrying through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• finishing
• dying
• closing
• passing
• ending
• stopping
• terminating
• concluding
• expiring
• lapsing
• ceasing
• quitting
• discontinuing
• winding up
• dying (down)
• waning
• desisting
• subsiding
• ebbing
• moderating
• leaving off
• abating
• letting up

2

as in standing

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

at my advanced age I simply cannot bide young children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• standing
• tolerating
• accepting
• handling
• taking
• enduring
• bearing
• sustaining
• absorbing
• stomaching
• meeting
• supporting
• pocketing
• abiding
• wearing
• hacking
• swallowing
• going
• living with
• countenancing
• brooking
• standing for
• sticking out
• lumping (it)
• sweating out
• permitting
• allowing
• suffering
• toughing it out
• respecting
• acquiescing
• reconciling (to)
• yielding (to)
• submitting (to)
• capitulating
• consenting (to)
• agreeing (with or to)
• assenting (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refusing
• rejecting
• declining
• fighting
• dismissing
• opposing
• resisting
• repudiating
• contesting
• combating
• avoiding
• missing
• escaping
• turning down
• spurning
• evading
• eluding
• dodging
• bypassing
• circumventing
• refraining (from)
• abstaining (from)
• forbearing

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waiting
• staying
• awaiting
• lingering
• remaining
• holding on
• biding one's time
• sitting tight
• holding one's breath
• cooling one's heels
• tarrying
• expecting
• hanging around
• anticipating
• sticking around
• standing by
• watching (for)

Example Sentences

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