Synonyms of biding

biding 1 of 2

adjective

as in abiding

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

biding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of bide

1

as in remaining

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state

how long are you going to bide in this unhappy marriage?

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in standing

chiefly dialect to put up with (something painful or difficult)

at my advanced age I simply cannot bide young children

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in waiting

to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something

I promise you that if you bide yet a little longer, all will come to pass just as you desire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waiting
• staying
• awaiting
• lingering
• remaining
• holding on
• biding one's time
• sitting tight
• holding one's breath
• cooling one's heels
• tarrying
• expecting
• hanging around
• anticipating
• sticking around
• standing by
• watching (for)