Synonyms and Antonyms of suffering
1
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it
- willingly suffered hardships so that their children would have a better life
enduring, experiencing, feeling, having, knowing, passing, seeing, sustaining, tasting, undergoing, witnessing
2
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
- the husband suffered deeply at the mere suggestion that he had been unfaithful
aching, longing (for), pining (away), sighing, smarting
racking, tormenting, torturing
bemoaning, bewailing, deploring, lamenting, ruing
bawling, blubbering, crying, groaning, howling, keening, moaning, sobbing, taking on, wailing, weeping, yammering, yowling
languishing
regretting
beaming, cheering, crowing, delighting, exulting, glorying, joying, laughing, ravishing, rejoicing, triumphing
assuring, cheering, comforting, commiserating, consoling, reassuring, solacing, soothing, sympathizing
3
to give permission for or to approve of
- contends that the death penalty is something that no civilized society should suffer
authorizing, commissioning, licensing (also licencing)
acceding (to), acquiescing, agreeing (to), assenting (to), consenting (to), OK'ing (or okaying), warranting
according, conceding, granting, sanctioning, vouchsafing
admitting, brooking, condoning, countenancing, enduring, supporting, tolerating
hindering, impeding, obstructing
censuring, denying, disallowing, disapproving, interdicting, refusing, rejecting, revoking, suppressing, withholding
deploring, discountenancing, disfavoring, disliking, frowning (at or on), grudging
checking, curbing, keeping, repressing, restraining
4
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference
- I will not suffer you to insult me so!
brushing (aside or off), condoning, disregarding, ignoring, overlooking, shrugging off, winking (at)
excusing, forgiving, pardoning
brooking, catering (to), giving in (to), humoring, indulging
