Synonyms of borne

borne

verb

variants also born

past participle of bear

1

as in produced

to bring forth from the womb

luckily, she turned out to be able to bear children after all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• produced
• delivered
• had
• birthed
• mothered
• given birth to
• dropped
• labored
• spawned
• propagated
• bred
• reproduced
• generated
• multiplied
• sired
• fathered
• begotten
• kindled
• got
• littered
• calved
• kidded
• pupped
• whelped
• kittened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• aborted
• miscarried

2

as in stood

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

I can't bear the thought of losing another loved one

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in related

to have a relation or connection

I just found another fact that bears on this issue

Synonyms & Similar Words

• related
• referred
• applied
• touched
• pertained
• affected
• involved
• appertained
• linked
• concerned
• had to do with
• coupled
• connected
• interested
• associated
• treated
• tied in
• dealt (with)
• interrelated

4

as in turned

to go on a specified course or in a certain direction

the road bears left after the second traffic light

Synonyms & Similar Words

• turned
• headed
• made
• pointed
• veered
• directed
• aimed
• steered
• set out
• put
• faced
• struck
• set off
• bent
• lit
• oriented
• taken off
• tacked
• reversed
• backed
• turned back
• put out
• come about
• inclined
• cut
• wheeled
• swerved
• beelined
• put about
• come round
• yawed
• about-faced

5

as in carried

to hold up or serve as a foundation for

the wooden bridge will only bear one truck at a time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carried
• sustained
• supported
• stayed
• upheld
• bolstered
• buttressed
• braced
• propped (up)
• underpinned
• undergirded
• steadied
• shored (up)
• underlain
• trussed

6

as in held

to keep in one's mind or heart

I'm not one to bear grudges

Synonyms & Similar Words

• held
• carried
• had
• harbored
• cherished
• entertained
• nursed
• sustained
• fostered
• held on to
• preserved
• cultivated
• retained
• kept
• remembered
• nurtured
• hung on to
• maintained
• supported
• treasured
• stuck (to)
• clung (to)
• hugged
• cleaved (to)
• obsessed (about or over)
• brooded (about or over)
• fixated (on or upon)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dropped
• ignored
• forgotten
• neglected
• disregarded
• denied
• overlooked
• refused
• rejected
• declined
• repudiated
• abandoned
• scorned
• discarded
• deserted
• given up
• renounced
• thrown out
• disdained
• quit
• abjured
• parted (with)
• erased
• forsaken
• expunged

7

as in acquitted

to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way

she bore herself well in her first public speaking event

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carried
• acquitted
• conducted
• handled
• composed
• behaved
• deported
• contained
• played
• restrained
• comported
• collected
• demeaned
• constrained
• controlled
• checked
• quieted
• inhibited
• tempered
• quit
• repressed
• modulated
• curbed
• moderated
• acted
• impersonated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carried on
• cut up
• misbehaved
• misconducted
• acted up

8

as in brought

to support and take from one place to another

the rescue team came bearing much-needed food and supplies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carried
• brought
• packed
• transported
• hauled
• conveyed
• delivered
• carted
• ferried
• toted
• lugged
• sent
• transferred
• transmitted
• shipped
• forwarded
• taken
• fetched
• removed
• shifted
• handed over
• moved

9

as in assumed

to take to or upon oneself

I bear some responsibility for the mishap

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumed
• accepted
• undertaken
• shouldered
• embraced
• adopted
• taken over
• advocated
• endorsed
• championed
• taken up
• upheld
• backed
• espoused
• consented
• acquiesced
• assented
• stood by
• acceded
• supported
• agreed
• reassumed
• reaccepted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• withdrawn
• repudiated
• disclaimed
• disavowed
• refused
• disowned
• renounced
• rejected
• retracted
• taken back
• turned down
• avoided
• spurned
• declined
• abjured
• recanted
• refrained (from)
• abandoned
• abstained (from)
• relinquished
• bypassed
• forsaken
• surrendered
• given up
• unsaid
• detoured
• forborne
• backed off
• backed down
• backtracked
• abnegated

10

as in packed

to wear or have on one's person

the right to bear arms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carried
• packed
• exhibited
• displayed
• sported
• paraded
• flaunted
• shown
• shown off

11

as in led

to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction

the path will bear north after that marked tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

• led
• extended
• gone
• run
• headed
• passed
• lain
• crossed
• cut
• followed
• spanned
• traversed
• coursed

12

as in required

to have as a requirement

the violence in that country bears watching if the world wants to avoid a serious international conflict

Synonyms & Similar Words

• required
• taken
• needed
• claimed
• demanded
• necessitated
• challenged
• wanted
• warranted
• called for
• involved
• entailed
• asked
• begged
• lacked
• insisted
• exacted
• hurt (for)
• cried (for)
• enjoined
• stipulated
• commanded
• pressed
• clamored (for)
• quested

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• had
• held
• owned
• possessed

13

as in contained

to have within

gold-bearing ore

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contained
• held
• boasted
• taken
• fitted
• encompassed
• enclosed
• accommodated
• lodged
• encased
• housed
• sheltered
• harbored
• cased

14

as in been

to occupy a place or location

a hot, humid air mass is now bearing just south of the Gulf Coast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• been
• sat
• stood
• lain
• remained
• rested
• waited
• stayed
• resided
• awaited
• stationed
• commanded
• overlooked
• hung around
• posted
• stuck around
• tarried
• dwelled

15

as in paid

to produce as revenue

an interest-bearing savings account

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paid
• returned
• given
• provided
• yielded
• supplied
• furnished
• afforded
• brought in
• netted
• paid off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of borne

The oldest of three children, Neil was born in a farmhouse just outside Wapakoneta, today a city of just under 10,000 people. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Hilton, born Mario Lavandeira, gained fame after launching his highly popular gossip website in the early Aughts and garnered notoriety for his unapologetic and often controversial take on celebrities’ lives. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

Until 1948, women were barred from passing citizenship to their own children, meaning that Gustavo and Pedro Monasterios were born Venezuelan, despite their mother being Italian. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

Nascimento was born in Brazil and compiled a 17-4 record in his native country before his UFC debut in 2018 at Dana White’s Contender Series. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

Her entire face got licked clean off her head when suburban floodwaters breached the cardboard hull protecting Kath’s basement memorabilia stack a few months before I was born. — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Rivera was born in Iloilo Province, in the Philippines on June 2, 1943. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

Karim Kattan was born in 1989 in Jerusalem, grew up in Bethlehem, and holds a doctorate in comparative literature. — Sabrina Jaszi, The Dial, 4 Aug. 2026

Nessie is a native Londoner born to a Singaporean mother and an Egyptian father. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 July 2026

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