Synonyms of endured

endured

verb

past tense of endure

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• experienced
• underwent
• had
• suffered
• saw
• felt
• knew
• witnessed
• sustained
• encountered
• tasted
• received
• passed
• went through
• met
• accepted
• digested
• assimilated

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remained
• continued
• lasted
• persisted
• stayed
• survived
• held on
• lingered
• bode
• prevailed
• abided
• kept up
• ran on
• perdured
• held up
• tarried
• stuck around
• carried through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• died
• passed
• ended
• stopped
• concluded
• finished
• ceased
• closed
• terminated
• expired
• discontinued
• lapsed
• quit
• wound up
• died (down)
• left off
• subsided
• desisted
• abated
• waned
• ebbed
• moderated
• let up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of endured

Despite Venezuela’s petroleum-rich reserves, its citizens have endured extreme poverty, food insecurity and political instability for decades. — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Areas of Europe endured their hottest temperatures on record in early June. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

For example, New York endured weather whiplash on July 18 as the city lurched from a heat wave and smoke pollution from Canadian wildfires to flash flooding from slow-moving thunderstorms that dumped a few inches of rain in a short period of time. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Surprisingly, the aggravation that the Spider-Man team endured five years ago hasn’t stopped them from applying a similar playbook to Sadie Sink’s top-secret role in Brand New Day. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026

Away from the scoreboard, however, the team endured near-constant turmoil. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026

His family endured by obtaining false papers and helping others do the same. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 July 2026

Kansas City has endured more than a few seasons like this one. — Sam McDowell July 22, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Rushing has already endured several tests in his first full season in the bigs. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 18 July 2026