Synonyms of forbears

forbears

verb

present tense third-person singular of forbear

as in avoids

to resist the temptation of

she's old enough to make her own decisions, so we must forbear criticizing her taste in clothes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avoids
• keeps (from)
• refrains (from)
• abjures
• withholds (from)
• denies
• abstains (from)
• forgoes
• refuses
• shuns
• curbs
• eschews
• constrains
• checks
• rejects
• inhibits
• repudiates
• combats
• fights
• bucks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• yields (to)
• submits (to)
• succumbs (to)
• surrenders (to)
• gives in (to)
• bows (to)
• concedes (to)
• acquiesces (to)
• knuckles under (to)
• capitulates