| Main Entry: | hang tough |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure |
Synonyms: |
be patient with, bear, bear the brunt, brave, cope with, face, go through, grin and bear it, gut it out, hang in, hang in there, keep up, live out, live through, meet with, never say die, put up with, ride out, sit through, stand, stick in there, stick it out, stomach*, suffer, swallow*, take, take it, tough it out, weather, withstand |
| Main Entry: | abide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | submit to, put up with |
Synonyms: |
accept, acknowledge, be big about, bear, bear with, concede, consent, defer, endure, hang in, hang in there, hang tough, live with, put up with, receive, sit tight, stand, stand for, stomach, suffer, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand |
Antonyms: |
despise, dispute, pass, quit, reject, resist, shun |
| Main Entry: | defy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | challenge, frustrate |
Synonyms: |
baffle, beard, brave, confront, contemn, dare, defeat, deride, despise, disregard, elude, face, flout, fly in face of, foil, front, gibe, hang tough, hurl defiance at, ignore, insult, make my day, mock, oppose, outdare, provoke, repel, repulse, resist, ridicule, scorn, slight, spurn, stick fast, stick*, take one on, thwart, venture, violate, withstand |
Antonyms: |
give in, obey, surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | persevere |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep at; work hard |
Synonyms: |
be determined, be resolved, be stubborn, carry on, continue, endure, go for broke, go for it, go on, hang in, hang tough, hold fast, hold on, keep driving, keep going, keep on, leave no stone unturned, maintain, persist, plug away, press on, proceed, pursue, remain, see it through, stand firm, stay the course, stick with it |
Antonyms: |
be lazy, give up, idle, leave, quit, stop |
| Main Entry: | subsist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep going, living |
Synonyms: |
barely exist, be, breathe, continue, eke out a living, eke out an existence, endure, exist, get along, get by, hang in, hang on, hang tough, just make it, last, live, make ends meet, make it, manage, move, remain, remain alive, ride out, scrape by, stay alive, stick it out, stick with it, survive, sustain |
| Main Entry: | take |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure |
Synonyms: |
abide, accept, accommodate, bear, bear with, brave, brook, contain, give access, go, go through, grin and bear it, hack*, hang in, hang on, hang tough, hold, let in, live with, put up with, receive, ride out, stand, stand for, stick it out, stomach, submit to, suffer, swallow, take it, take it lying down, take it on the chin, tolerate, undergo, weather, welcome, withstand |
Antonyms: |
avoid, discontinue, dodge, refuse, reject, stop |
| Main Entry: | take it |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accept, endure |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, agree, bear with, bite the bullet, capitulate, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, face the music, go along with, grin and bear it, hang tough, live with, play the game, put up with, sit still for, stand for, stick it out, stomach, submit to, suffer, swallow, take, take one's lumps, take one's medicine, tolerate |
| Main Entry: | withstand |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure, bear |
Synonyms: |
brace, brave, buck, combat, confront, contest, cope, cross, defy, dispute, duel, face, fight, fly in the face of, grapple with, hang on, hang tough, hold off, hold one's ground, hold out, oppose, prevail against, put up struggle, put up with, remain firm, repel, resist, ride out, sit and take it, stand, stand fast, stand firm, stand one's ground, stand up against, stand up to, stick fast, stick*, suffer, take, take it, take on, thwart, tolerate, traverse, violate, weather, win out |
Antonyms: |
surrender, yield |