| 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
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Antonyms: |
surrender, yield
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* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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