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Synonyms for with-standing
verb endure, bear

combat
repel
defy
cope
tolerate
resist
weather
thwart
suffer
buck
duel
brave

violate
stick
contest
confront
traverse
fight
dispute
oppose
stand
cross
face
brace

take
hang on
hang tough
hold out
take it
take on
hold off
ride out
fly in the face of
grapple with
prevail against
put up struggle

put up with
remain firm
sit and take it
stand fast
stand firm
stand up against
stand up to
stick fast
win out
hold one’s ground
stand one’s ground

Antonyms for with-standing

surrender
disallow
refuse
reject
aid

assist
dodge
hide
loosen
help

give up
unfasten
agree
support
yield

Synonyms
adj protective, watchful

opposing
conservative
preservative
uptight
arresting
resistive

thwarting
foiling
averting
forestalling
preventive
balking

checking
coping with
defending
frustrating
guarding
in opposition

interrupting
protecting
safeguarding
warding off
withstanding

Antonyms

unwary
unwatchful

undefensive
unprotective

Synonyms
noun bearing hardship; staying power

perseverance
strength
grit
ability
capacity
vitality
stamina
patience
courage
tenacity
fortitude

tolerance
mettle
persistence
bearing
heart
coolness
resistance
standing
toleration
spunk
pertinacity

guts
gutsiness
resignation
restraint
backbone
pluck
suffering
moxie
cool
submission
will

resolution
allowance
continuing
enduring
intestinal fortitude
starch
sufferance
forebearance
holding up
undergoing
withstanding

Antonyms

apathy
idleness
indolence
laziness
lethargy
lack
weakness

cowardice
inability
incompetence
intolerance
indifference
fear
compliance

resistance
timidity
impotence
end
fleetingness

Synonyms
adj defensive

alert
cautious
expectant
preservative

vigilant
watchful
preventive
averting

checking
defending
guarding
protecting

safeguarding
warding off
withstanding

Synonyms
adj disobedient, uncontrollable

wayward
obstinate
fractious
rebellious
unruly
contrary
contumacious

defiant
indomitable
insubordinate
intractable
opposing
radical
refractory

resistant
stubborn
undisciplined
ungovernable
unmanageable
untoward
unwilling

wild
willful
resisting
insubmissive
undisciplinable
withstanding

Antonyms

manageable
obedient
compliant

passive
agreeable
yielding

amenable

Synonyms
noun fighting, opposition

intransigence
support
refusal
fight
protection
struggle
defiance
battle
counteraction

contention
combat
cover
screen
watch
detention
friction
check
obstruction

impediment
stand
holding
hindrance
retardation
safeguard
rebuff
shield
halting

impedance
blocking
impeding
parrying
protecting
striking back
warding off
withstanding

Antonyms

liberation
aid
assistance
compliance

cooperation
submission
peace
help

promotion
conforming

Synonyms
adj sturdy, strong

tenacious
vigorous
stiff
solid
hard
tight
resilient
healthy
firm
hardy
stalwart

fit
stout
brawny
conditioned
dense
durable
fibrous
flinty
hardened
indigestible
inflexible

leathery
lusty
mighty
resistant
rigid
robust
rugged
seasoned
sinewy
strapping
unbreakable

unyielding
hard-bitten
cohesive
hard as nails
molded
steeled
tough as nails
withstanding

Antonyms

pliable
fragile
unstable
vulnerable
wobbly
kind
controllable

facile
weak
yielding
loose
slack
flexible
pliant

soft
easy
delicate
gentle
nice
tender

Synonyms
noun resistance

intransigence
unsusceptibility
friction
counteraction
obstruction
battle
check
shield
support
fight

holding
immunity
contention
combat
screen
refusal
watch
detention
protection
struggle

defiance
safeguard
rebuff
cover
impediment
stand
hindrance
retardation
halting
insusceptibility

impedance
blocking
impeding
parrying
protecting
striking back
warding off
withstanding

Antonyms

aid
assistance
truce
liberation

harm
hurt
injury
peace

help
promotion

Synonyms
noun resistance

battle
check
combat
contention
counteraction
cover
defiance
detention
fight
friction

halting
hindrance
holding
immunity
impediment
imperviousness
intransigence
obstruction
protection
rebuff

refusal
retardation
safeguard
screen
shield
stand
struggle
support
unsusceptibility
watch

blocking
impedance
impeding
parrying
protecting
striking back
warding off
withstanding

Synonyms
noun resistance

battle
check
combat
contention
counteraction
cover
defiance
detention
fight
friction

halting
hindrance
holding
impediment
intransigence
obstruction
opposition
protection
rebuff
refusal

renitency
retardation
safeguard
screen
shield
stand
struggle
support
watch
blocking

impedance
impeding
parrying
protecting
striking back
warding off
withstanding

Synonyms
noun resistance

battle
check
combat
contention
counteraction
cover
defiance
detention
fight
friction

halting
hindrance
holding
impediment
intransigence
obstruction
opposition
protection
rebuff
refusal

renitence
retardation
safeguard
screen
shield
stand
struggle
support
watch
blocking

impedance
impeding
parrying
protecting
striking back
warding off
withstanding

Synonyms
verb submit to, put up with

stand for
tolerate
accept
defer
stomach
acknowledge

receive
consent
bear
withstand
concede
endure

take
swallow
suffer
stand
bear with
hang tough

sit tight
be big about
hang in
hang in there
live with
put up with

Antonyms

disallow
refuse
reject
repudiate
contradict
dissent
avoid
dodge
discontinue

despise
dispute
resist
shun
migrate
give
offer
disagree
fight

pass
quit
depart
go
leave
move
stop
carry on
continue

Synonyms
verb endure

carry on
persevere

suffer
withstand

soldier on

Synonyms
verb endure bad situation

withstand
defy
go through
confront
court

risk
support
bear
face
venture

suffer
challenge
dare
beard
take on

face off
fly in the face of
outdare
stand up to

Antonyms

surrender
refuse
reject
capitulate
complain

dodge
fear
hide
yield
break down

give up
run away
skip

Synonyms
verb endure, accept

countenance
tolerate
withstand
stomach
support

abide
bear
allow
go
take

swallow
suffer
stand
hear of
sit tight

be big
hang in
hang in there
live with
put up with

Antonyms

disapprove
surrender
refuse
reject

resist
shun
avoid
dodge

disallow
stop
hold
keep

Synonyms
verb resist, kick off

withstand
oppose
traverse
duel
combat

jerk
contest
dislodge
bound
fight

jump
start
leap
repel
prance

throw
unseat
vault
trip
dispute

Antonyms

surrender

agree

allow

Synonyms
verb fight

withstand
cope
fight
resist
repel
oppose

contend
buck
duel
engage
clash
contest

defy
traverse
struggle
battle
strive
war

dispute
cross swords with
do battle with
go up against
put up a fight
shoot it out

Antonyms

surrender
give in
retreat
yield

support
give up
agree
make peace

compromise
run

Synonyms
verb survive bad situation

endure
persist
pull through

ride
survive
withstand

live through
ride out
weather storm

Antonyms

fail

Synonyms
verb challenge

defy
resist
accost
repel
oppose
meet
encounter

withstand
brave
affront
flout
scorn
front
dare

beard
tell off
come up against
face down
face up to
face with
go one-on-one

go up against
make my day
meet eyeball-to-eyeball
stand up to
call one’s bluff

Antonyms

surrender
avoid

dodge
evade

back down
yield

Synonyms
verb compete, fight

vie
confront
cope
resist
grapple
oppose
meet
argue
dispute
withstand
litigate
clash

contest
emulate
rival
push
face
skirmish
controvert
jostle
stand
battle
strive
tug

oppugn
encounter
struggle
go for
lock horns
go after
push for
go for broke
go for it
go for jugular
have at
jockey for position

knock oneself out
make play for
mix it up with
scramble for
shoot at
shoot for
tangle with
give all one’s got
give one’s all

Antonyms

comply
surrender
hide
retreat
desert

cede
give in
go along
agree
yield

make peace
abandon
give up
leave

Synonyms
verb fight

contend
defend
compete
vie
withstand
traverse
scuffle
wrangle
hassle
battle

row
tilt
scrap
sock
cross
attack
strike
conflict
brawl
struggle

buck
duel
rival
feud
repel
rumpus
quarrel
break with
gang up on
lay out

take on
altercate
fight over
knuckle with
lay a finger on
put on gloves
put up dukes
set to
square off

Antonyms

desert
surrender
concur
harmonize
aid
assist

resign
abandon
leave
yield
make peace
agree

help
support
allow
give up

Synonyms
verb protect

preserve
contend
hold
secure
uphold
prevent
fight
resist
guard
maintain
oppose
retain
safeguard

shield
withstand
house
mine
fortify
battle
conserve
foster
sustain
entrench
war
nourish
avert

shelter
screen
espouse
watch
hedge
insure
save
bulwark
cover
cherish
garrison
fend off
stave off

take in
panoply
fight for
beat off
care for
guard against
hold at bay
keep safe
look after
provide sanctuary
repel danger
ward off
watch over

Antonyms

desert
surrender
release
endanger
harm
injure
aid
assist
ignore
squander
uncover

forsake
relinquish
resign
deny
renounce
hurt
abandon
give up
let go
lose
help

support
forget
neglect
discourage
make peace
waste
reveal
attack
leave
quit

Synonyms
verb challenge, frustrate

resist
spurn
thwart
violate
withstand
confront
ridicule
elude
flout
ignore

oppose
disregard
provoke
mock
repulse
despise
brave
insult
slight
face

baffle
front
foil
repel
beard
stick
venture
defeat
scorn
gibe

contemn
dare
deride
hang tough
fly in face of
hurl defiance at
make my day
outdare
stick fast
take one on

Antonyms

aid
assist
praise
respect
note
attract
admire
hide

compliment
abet
give in
obey
surrender
help
flatter
pay attention

regard
like
love
give up
encourage
commend
yield

Synonyms
verb disregard rules; refuse to conform

contravene
violate
defy
infringe
evade
flout
ignore
overstep
misbehave
decline
differ

balk
riot
withstand
disagree
object
revolutionize
desert
resist
revolt
rebel
mutiny

strike
counteract
neglect
dare
shirk
revolution
run riot
transgress
recalcitrate
be remiss
break rules

fly in face of
go counter to
insurrect
not heed
not listen
not mind
pay no attention to
rise in arms
set aside
take law into own hands

Antonyms

obey
consent
harmonize
aid
comply
concur
assist

observe
behave
accept
agree
conform
help
go along

support
do
oblige
regard
submit

Synonyms
verb bear hardship

withstand
go through
brave
undergo
feel
tolerate
experience
face
weather
sustain
suffer
encounter

know
accustom
stomach
stick
support
brook
abide
countenance
stand
allow
permit
swallow

eat
take
keep up
subject to
take it
ride out
be patient with
bear the brunt
cope with
grin and bear it
hang in
live out

live through
meet with
never say die
put up with
repress feelings
resign oneself
sit through
stick it out
submit to
take patiently

Antonyms

surrender
hide
disallow
retreat
refuse
reject

disapprove
resist
deny
discontinue
yield
run away

halt
stop
oppose
hold
keep
maintain

Synonyms
verb come up against a situation

risk
confront
challenge
experience
fight
oppose
take
allow
meet
suffer
encounter
endure
withstand

brave
resist
accost
abide
contend
court
brook
cross
submit
sustain
brace
beard
stomach

defy
bear
countenance
dare
affront
tolerate
stand
venture
swallow
take it
take on
tell off
deal with

run into
eyeball
be confronted by
bit the bullet
cope with
fly in face of
go up against
grapple with
make a stand
square off
take the bull by the horns

Antonyms

surrender
aid
assist
refuse
reject
avoid
discontinue
dodge
disallow
hide

evade
ignore
shun
resist
give in
disapprove
veto
retreat
yield
support

help
hold
keep
give up
leave
stop
halt
run
withdraw
back

Synonyms
verb engage in physical encounter

protect
clash
challenge
resist
attack
battle
meet
withstand
traverse
wrestle
bicker
tiff
scuffle
wrangle

contend
tussle
tilt
scrap
grapple
spar
strive
war
dispute
brawl
assault
struggle
tug
box

buck
duel
rowdy
joust
feud
repel
skirmish
oppugn
quarrel
bear arms
cross swords
altercate
bandy with
brush with

carry on war
do battle
exchange blows
flare up
go to war
mix it up
ply weapons
take all comers
take the field
take up the gauntlet
wage war

Antonyms

surrender
give in
uphold

yield
agree
make peace

believe
support

Synonyms
verb oppose action, belief

force
combat
support
maintain
resist
continue
oppose
argue
withstand
traverse
bicker
wrangle
hassle

further
row
wage
uphold
contest
conduct
dispute
persevere
prosecute
squabble
travail
defy
persist

effect
struggle
strive
buck
repel
endure
buckle down
carry on
fall out
lay into
take on
engage in
exert oneself

hammer away
light into
make a stand against
push forward
put up an argument
spare no effort
stand up to
take pains
tangle with
toil on

Antonyms

surrender
ignore
comply
give in
concur
cease
uphold

let go
agree
neglect
yield
halt
stop
give up

leave
idle
quit
forget
make peace
believe

Synonyms
verb contradict

contravene
traverse
impugn
combat
disclaim

repudiate
refute
disagree
deny
fight

resist
controvert
oppose
negative
disprove

negate
cross
withstand
dispute
disaffirm

Antonyms

aid
assist
concur
consent
permit
uphold
surrender

prove
harmonize
agree
allow
approve
endorse
help

accept
acknowledge
admit
support
go along
make peace
yield

Synonyms
verb endure

suffer
survive
undergo

experience
withstand
bear

brave
support
swallow

tolerate

Antonyms

surrender
hoard

store
yield

save

Synonyms
verb endure

bear
brave
face
go through
keep up
stand
stomach
suffer

swallow
take
take it
weather
withstand
be patient with
bear the brunt
cope with

grin and bear it
gut it out
hang in
hang in there
live out
live through
meet with
never say die

put up with
ride out
sit through
stick in there
stick it out
tough it out

Synonyms
verb complain

curse
withstand
resist
protest
mumble
anathematize
repine

gripe
except
fight
damn
condemn
expostulate
grumble

fuss
combat
wail
carp
object
criticize
rebel

execrate
spurn
whine
oppose
inveigh
remonstrate

Antonyms

surrender
comply
praise
compliment
laud

take up
yield
go along
accept
approve

agree
support
favor

Synonyms
verb fight, obstruct

prevent
deny
face
defy
disagree
attack
fight
resist
protest
assail
argue
debate

dispute
withstand
thwart
neutralize
disapprove
bombard
controvert
battle
check
cross
counterattack
hinder

combat
taunt
expose
assault
gainsay
encounter
bar
reverse
contradict
counter
confront
take on

call in question
face down
fly in the face of
frown at
not countenance
run counter to
search out
speak against
stand up to
take a stand
take issue
turn the tables

Antonyms

aid
retreat
give in
surrender
harmonize
comply
assist
permit

participate
allow
help
agree
go along
yield
accept
support

encourage
forward
approve
make peace
favor
join

Synonyms
verb argue against

withstand
dissent
disapprove
resist
protest
nag
scold
except
fight

decry
kick
dispute
combat
object
censure
blame
rain
expostulate

complain
criticize
deprecate
challenge
demur
oppose
inveigh
disparage
recriminate

animadvert
find fault
frown upon
pick at
sound off
take exception
take issue

Antonyms

surrender
concur
consent
sanction
praise
compliment
applaud

exalt
laud
concede
give in
yield
agree
approve

endorse
go along
accept
flatter
allow
support
commend

Synonyms
verb push away; repulse

withstand
confront
fend off
resist
rebuff
decline
refuse
cut
traverse
buck
cool
dismiss

duel
parry
rebut
oppose
reject
disown
fight
check
kick
dispute
brush off
hold back

put down
stave off
turn down
ward off
hold off
drive off
chase away
drive away
beat back
beat off
cast aside
drive back

force back
force off
give cold shoulder to
keep at bay
keep off
knock down
push back
put to flight
stand up against
keep at arm’s length

Antonyms

increase
sanction
aid
assist

attract
accept
allow
approve

agree
help
support
draw

Synonyms
verb endure, bear

abide
allow
bear with
brook
cope
countenance
experience

handle
hang on
hold
last
stomach
submit
suffer

support
sustain
swallow
take
tolerate
undergo
wear

weather
withstand
live with
put up with
resign oneself to
stay the course

Antonyms

disobey

forget

overlook

Synonyms
verb prevent, stop

hinder
withstand
resist
curb

contain
restrain
control
dam

stay
arrest
oppose
check

hold back
bring to a standstill

Antonyms

aid
assist
liberate

release
cause
abet

encourage
help
let go

Synonyms
verb comply, endure

defer
surrender
agree
acknowledge
withstand
kowtow
appease
fold
concede
capitulate
cede
accede

humor
acquiesce
buckle
cave
abide
stoop
relent
succumb
obey
quit
indulge
truckle

relinquish
tolerate
yield
bow
bend
give away
give in
knuckle under
toe the line
knuckle
eat crow
be submissive

give ground
give way
go with the flow
grin and bear it
lay down arms
put up with
resign oneself
say uncle
throw in the towel

Antonyms

contradict
refuse
flatten
dispute
dissent
reject
deny
protest

straighten
disallow
disapprove
veto
disobey
resist
conceal
dissuade

hide
leave
disagree
fight
defend
win
stop
continue

Synonyms
verb continue to live

handle
withstand
last
recover
remain
bear
keep
live
weather
exist
endure
sustain

subsist
suffer
persevere
outlast
revive
persist
outwear
outlive
carry on
come through
get on
hold out

make the cut
pull through
ride out
get through
be extant
be left
carry through
cut it
go all the way
go the limit
keep afloat
live down

live on
live out
live through
make a comeback
pull out of it
remain alive
see through
stand up
tough it out

Antonyms

refuse
reject
discontinue
cease

neglect
depart
die
give up

leave
quit
stop

Synonyms
verb endure, experience

withstand
undergo
feel
tolerate
see
have

suffer
stomach
brook
bear
abide
stand

encounter
go
digest
know
bear with
take it

bear up under
hang in
live with
put up with
stand up to

Antonyms

disallow
refuse
reject
avoid

evade
shun
surrender
misunderstand

discontinue
abstain
stop
halt

Synonyms
verb endure

receive
welcome
accept
stand
go
hold
withstand
suffer
stomach
brook

hack
tolerate
bear
accommodate
weather
abide
contain
swallow
undergo
brave

bear with
go through
hang on
hang tough
stand for
take it
give access
grin and bear it
hang in
let in

live with
put up with
ride out
stick it out
submit to
take it lying down
take it on the chin

Antonyms

reject
refuse
disallow
dodge
shun
avoid
discontinue
abstain

misconceive
misunderstand
turn away
disagree
stop
give
offer
fail

lose
keep
maintain
disenchant
repulse
add
be honest
be immune

Synonyms
verb resist, contradict

cross
obstruct
withstand
thwart
negate
counteract
check

contest
negative
fight
dispute
hinder
contravene
impugn

balk
combat
duel
frustrate
impede
gainsay
buck

deny
counter
repel
oppose
disaffirm
go against

Antonyms

aid
assist
surrender
permit
uphold
facilitate
concur

help
promote
support
yield
encourage
forward
allow

approve
agree
go along
advance
back up
confirm

Synonyms
verb be subjected to

withstand
go through
bear
experience
see
sustain
endure

have
suffer
defer
feel
share
support
tolerate

yield
bow
abide
weather
know
encounter
stand

bear up
meet with
put up with
submit to

Antonyms

surrender
refuse
discontinue
reject
disapprove

disallow
veto
let go
oppose
stop

commit
do
execute

Synonyms
verb break a law, agreement

contravene
defy
infringe
offend
oppose
disregard

breach
disrupt
disobey
withstand
err
profane

meddle
resist
trespass
contaminate
encroach
outrage

sin
sacrilege
tamper with
infract
transgress
trample on

Antonyms

aid
assist
obey

purify
comply
help

regard
behave
observe

Synonyms
verb endure

withstand
resist
survive
surmount
suffer
overcome
brave

season
expose
acclimate
harden
stand
toughen
come through

pull through
get through
ride out
bear the brunt of
bear up against
become toughened
grow hardened

grow strong
make it
rise above
stick it out

Antonyms

surrender
give in
hide

soften
refuse
reject

yield

Synonyms
verb endure

withstand

continue

suffer

hold on

Synonyms
verb deal with

bear
bite the bullet
brace
brave
confront

contend
endure
face
stomach
suffer

sustain
take
withstand
cope with
go to the mat

grapple with
make a stand