ENDURED Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

endured

verb

past tense of endure

as in experienced

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

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as in tolerated

to put up with (something painful or difficult) at some point we all have to endure the loss of a beloved pet

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as in remained

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

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Recent Examples of endured This is for the fans who endured the three-worst seasons in Knicks history all inside of a five-year span. —

Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026 The city has endured fiscal crises, blackouts, crime waves, terrorist attacks, recessions and a pandemic. —

Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 June 2026 The conversation reveals surprising similarities between the women, who have both endured personal loss, family turmoil and the pressures of running large ranching operations. —

Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026 His work as campaign chairman in 2006 and 2008 helped build an eight-year majority that endured the tea party wave of 2010. —

Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 12 June 2026 The launch pad endured a lightning strike on April 27, but SpaceX said the rocket was healthy for the attempt. —

Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026 Angel Martínez endured a 7-for-51 funk before reversing course with a strong series against the Yankees. —

Zack Meisel, New York Times, 11 June 2026 Clark endured one of the worst shooting nights of her career, making just four of 14 shots from the field while committing three turnovers. —

Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2026 Infantino endured another lesson in the limits of his facile brand of diplomacy in Vancouver, when he was outmaneuvered by Jibril Rajoub, the 73-year-old president of the Palestinian Football Association, who had asked to address the congress. —

Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026

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Part of Parker’s recovery has included showing up for other mass casualty survivors in a way that only those who have experienced such a tragedy can.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
To get there, the capsule will have to endure a fiery atmospheric reentry at a velocity of 12 km per second—a faster, more energetic plunge than those experienced by China’s previous lunar sample-return missions.

— Andrew Jones, Scientific American, 11 June 2026