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endures

verb , present tense third-person singular of endure

Synonyms and Antonyms of endures

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 endures

experiences, feels, has, knows, passes, sees, suffers, sustains, tastes, undergoes, witnesses

Words Related to endures

encounters, meets

accepts, receives

assimilates, digests

Phrases Synonymous with endures

goes 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 endures

abides, absorbs, accepts, bears, bides [chiefly dialect], brooks, countenances, goes, hacks, handles, meets, pockets, stands, sticks out, stomachs, supports, sustains, sweats out, takes, tolerates, wears [British]

Words Related to endures

allows, permits, suffers, swallows

reconciles (to)

acquiesces, agrees (with or to), assents (to), capitulates, consents (to), respects, submits (to), yields (to)

Phrases Synonymous with endures

lives with, lumps (it), stands for, toughs it out

Near Antonyms of endures

declines, dismisses, refuses, rejects, repudiates, spurns, turns down

combats, contests, fights, opposes, resists

avoids, bypasses, circumvents, dodges, eludes, escapes, evades, misses

abstains (from), forbears, refrains (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 endures

abides, bides, continues, holds on, holds up, keeps up, lasts, perdures, persists, remains, runs on

Words Related to endures

lingers, stays, sticks around, tarries

carries through, prevails, survives

Near Antonyms of endures

abates, dies (down), ebbs, lets up, moderates, subsides, wanes

Antonyms of endures

ceases, closes, concludes, desists, dies, discontinues, ends, expires, finishes, lapses, leaves off, passes, quits, stops, terminates, winds up

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