SUFFERS Synonyms: 155 Similar and Opposite Words

suffers

verb

present tense third-person singular of suffer

as in undergoes

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it willingly suffered hardships so that their children would have a better life

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as in grieves

to feel deep sadness or mental pain the husband suffered deeply at the mere suggestion that he had been unfaithful

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as in permits

to give permission for or to approve of contends that the death penalty is something that no civilized society should suffer

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as in tolerates

to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference I will not suffer you to insult me so!

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Recent Examples of suffers Defense attorney Lindsay Thompson has looked to paint Horner as sympathetic to the jury by revealing he has been diagnosed with autism and suffers from brain damage, mental illness and extreme lead exposure. —

Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026 However, no one in the village seems to recognize him — least of all his mother Mechthild (Irene Kleinschmidt), who suffers worsening dementia. —

Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026 Woodland suffers from severe anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder, having endured a series of personal trials and tragedies, including a brain lesion that was affecting his mental health. —

Don Riddell, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026 Fox had a guest role as a Parkinson's patient in the third season of the dramedy show, in which Ford's character suffers from the disease. —

Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026 The gossip around the art world is that as the market suffers, many fairs have had trouble getting their booths fully subscribed; ARTnews reported in October, for example, that at least eight galleries had pulled out of December’s Art Basel Miami Beach even after their participation was announced. —

Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026 However, today’s quantum hardware suffers from tiny disturbances (noise) from the environment, which can quickly derail these calculations. —

Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026 Blake Lively's lawsuit against Justin Baldoni suffers a blow. —

Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026 Indeed, when a mother is afraid to take her child to the hospital, when a worker hesitates to report abuse, when a victim of violence stays silent, our entire society suffers. —

Peter Cook, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026

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The Portage Township Schools’ metrics for No Place for Hate will get a new baseline next year as the district undergoes a major realignment.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The timing of the announcement comes as UPS undergoes yet another year of staff cuts.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2026