Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
×

An Encyclopædia Britannica Company

Thesaurus

endure

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of endure

1 to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it
  • an elderly couple who have endured the ups and downs of a half century of married life
Synonyms of endure

experience, feel, have, know, pass, see, suffer, sustain, taste, undergo, witness
Words Related to endure

encounter, meet

accept, receive

assimilate, digest
Phrases Synonymous with endure

go through
2 to put up with (something painful or difficult)
  • At some point we all have to endure the loss of a beloved pet.
Synonyms of endure

abide, absorb, accept, bear, brook, countenance, go, hack, handle, meet, pocket, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, sweat out, take, tolerate
Words Related to endure

allow, permit, suffer, swallow

reconcile (to)

acquiesce, agree (with or to), assent (to), capitulate, consent (to), respect, submit (to), yield (to)
Phrases Synonymous with endure

live with, lump (it), stand for, tough out (it)
Near Antonyms of endure

decline, dismiss, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn, turn down

combat, contest, fight, oppose, resist

avoid, bypass, circumvent, dodge, elude, escape, evade, miss

abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)
3 to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state
  • The fashion business is built on change, since nobody expects a particular clothing style to endure.
Synonyms of endure

abide, bide, continue, hold on, hold up, keep up, last, persist, remain, run on
Words Related to endure

linger, stay, stick around, tarry

carry through, prevail, survive
Near Antonyms of endure

abate, die (down), ebb, let up, moderate, subside, wane
Antonyms of endure

cease, close, conclude, desist, die, discontinue, end, expire, finish, lapse, leave off, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up

Synonym Discussion of endure

bear, suffer, endure, abide, tolerate, stand mean to put up with something trying or painful. bear usually implies the power to sustain without flinching or breaking.
    • forced to bear a tragic loss
suffer often suggests acceptance or passivity rather than courage or patience in bearing.
    • suffering many insults
endure implies continuing firm or resolute through trials and difficulties.
    • endured years of rejection
abide suggests acceptance without resistance or protest.
    • cannot abide their rudeness
tolerate suggests overcoming or successfully controlling an impulse to resist, avoid, or resent something injurious or distasteful.
    • refused to tolerate such treatment
stand emphasizes even more strongly the ability to bear without discomposure or flinching.
    • unable to stand teasing

Learn More about endure

  1. See words that rhyme with endure Dictionary: Definition of endure Spanish Central: Translation of endure Nglish: Translation of endure for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of endure for Arabic speakers

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up endure? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show hide

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

WORD OF THE DAY

garrulous

play

talkative or wordy

Get Word of the Day daily email!

TRENDING NOW

  1. embolization 'the process by which a blood vessel or organ is obstructed by a material mass'

  2. oleaginous 'marked by an offensively ingratiating manner or quality'

  3. pansexual 'sexual desire or attraction...not limited to a particular gender identity or sexual orientation'

  4. symbiote 'an organism living in symbiosis'

  5. charlatan 'faker or fraud'

SEE ALL

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

alt-5b032d1aef0e9
'Ingenious' and 'Ingenuous': More Than a Typo

One's clever, the other's like a child

alt-5b0310daaafde
A Matter-of-Fact Look at 'Deadpan'

Surely we can be serious.

image1481409085
9 Words from the Magical Realm

When language is magic

alt-5afefa13cc811
A Field Guide to British Noble Titles

Know your Duchess from your Baroness

Ask the Editors

video-ghost-words
Ghost Word

The story of an imaginary word that managed to sneak past our editors and enter the dictionary.

image1760257654
2017 Word of the Year: Behind the Scenes

How we chose 'feminism'

video-literally
Literally

How to use a word that (literally) drives some people nuts.

video-his-or-her
Is Singular 'They' a Better Choice?

The awkward case of 'his or her'

Word Games

image1676440788
Words Used by Nabokov Quiz

How familiar are you with Nabokov’s unfamiliar vocabulary?

Take the quiz
cow-coming-home
Farm Idioms Quiz

Not your children's farm quiz.

Take the quiz
Spell It
Spell It

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?

Take the quiz
SCRABBLE® Sprint
SCRABBLE® Sprint

SCRABBLE® fans, sharpen your skills!

Play the game