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

And just like that — with the flick of a wrist — punk was born. — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

But the con artist on the run, chasing freedom, never quite able to let go of the life she was born into, contains so much of the woman who raised me. — Marissa Stapley, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

As Gen Z, the cohort born between 1997 and 2012, emerges as a major spender on group travel and experiences, more young people are fronting costs for friends. — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 7 July 2026

The Instagram post includes photos with Chiefs long-snapper James Winchester and his wife, Emily, along with photos of the Tranquill’s son, who was born in the spring. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

Early life and religious vocation Gerardi was born in Guatemala City on December 27, 1922. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026

Andres Cantor was born in Buenos Aires in the early 1960s and grew up rooting for the World Cup-winning sides of Mario Kempes and later Diego Maradona. — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Lasser was born in New York City on April 11, 1939, to parents Sol Jay Lasser, a tax specialist, and Paula Lasser, a designer. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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