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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, bide [chiefly dialect], brook, countenance, go, hack, handle, meet, pocket, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, sweat out, take, tolerate, wear [British]
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, perdure, 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

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