Synonyms of enduring

enduring 1 of 2

adjective

in-ˈdu̇r-iŋ 

as in ongoing

having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish

science fiction's enduring fascination with worlds beyond our own

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ongoing
• immortal
• continuing
• lasting
• eternal
• perpetual
• perennial
• abiding
• everlasting
• timeless
• undying
• ageless
• endless
• constant
• permanent
• imperishable
• ceaseless
• unchanging
• dateless
• unvarying
• stable
• stationary
• steady
• changeless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obsolete
• archaic
• antiquated
• outmoded
• outdated
• outworn
• out-of-date
• dated
• passé

enduring

2 of 2

verb

present participle of endure

1

as in experiencing

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

• experiencing
• undergoing
• having
• seeing
• suffering
• knowing
• feeling
• sustaining
• witnessing
• going through
• receiving
• passing
• tasting
• encountering
• accepting
• meeting
• digesting
• assimilating

2

as in tolerating

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

• tolerating
• standing
• handling
• accepting
• sustaining
• taking
• bearing
• abiding
• absorbing
• stomaching
• supporting
• living with
• swallowing
• wearing
• sticking out
• suffering
• standing for
• meeting
• hacking
• countenancing
• brooking
• biding
• lumping (it)
• going
• pocketing
• sweating out
• toughing it out
• permitting
• allowing
• respecting
• reconciling (to)
• acquiescing
• submitting (to)
• yielding (to)
• agreeing (with or to)
• consenting (to)
• assenting (to)
• capitulating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refusing
• rejecting
• declining
• resisting
• opposing
• dismissing
• fighting
• combating
• repudiating
• turning down
• avoiding
• combatting
• contesting
• missing
• escaping
• spurning
• evading
• eluding
• circumventing
• bypassing
• dodging
• refraining (from)
• abstaining (from)
• forbearing

3

as in lasting

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

• lasting
• remaining
• continuing
• persisting
• surviving
• staying
• abiding
• lingering
• perduring
• holding on
• running on
• prevailing
• keeping up
• biding
• holding up
• sticking around
• carrying through
• tarrying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dying
• ending
• passing
• finishing
• closing
• stopping
• concluding
• terminating
• ceasing
• lapsing
• expiring
• discontinuing
• quitting
• winding up
• dying (down)
• waning
• desisting
• ebbing
• subsiding
• leaving off
• moderating
• abating
• letting up

Examples of enduring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Mayonnaise is not so much enduring as outdated; generations of cardiologists have ruined the taste of it with all their talk of HDLs and LDLs. —Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2024

A lot of the most enduring horror movie franchises have one, from Jason Voorhees' goalie mask in the Friday the 13th series to the ghostly white visage of Halloween's Michael Myers. —Bronwyn Barnes, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024

Each new infection carries the risk of long COVID-19 — when someone develops enduring, sometimes punishing symptoms that can persist months or years after an infection. —Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2024

Off-screen, their friendship blossomed into a supportive and enduring connection. —Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 25 July 2024