Withstand Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Withstand

face
To occupy a position with the face toward:
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stand-up-to
To object to or interfere with the actions of (someone seen as bullying, pushy, or controlling).
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confront
To something bring face to face with.
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resist
To oppose actively; fight, argue, or work against
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endure
To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.
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brave
Brave means to face something with courage.
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oppose
To compete with; to strive against.
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stand-up-against
To defy or challenge someone
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hold out
To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward.
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abide
To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with; stand. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
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bide
To stay; continue
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brace
(Naut.) To move (a yard) by means of a brace
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combat
To fight or struggle against; oppose, resist, or seek to get rid of
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cope
(Intransitive) To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow.
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defy
To not conform to or follow a pattern or certain set of rules.
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fight
To contend with or struggle against:
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repel
To refuse to accept, agree to, or submit to; reject
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wear
(Intransitive) To last or remain durable under hard use or over time; to retain usefulness, value, or desirable qualities under any continued strain or long period of time; sometimes said of a person, regarding the quality of being easy or difficult to tolerate.
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weather
To come through (something) safely; survive:
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contest
To fight for (ground, a military position, etc.); struggle to win or keep
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accept
(Intransitive) To receive something willingly.
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bear
To put up with; tolerate
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brook
To put up with; endure
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go
(Informal) To say or utter. Used chiefly in verbal narration:
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stand
To go on enduring; put up with; bear; tolerate
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stomach
To be able to eat or digest
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suffer
To bear up under; endure
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support
To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.
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sustain
To support from below; keep from falling or sinking; prop:
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swallow
To put up with; tolerate; bear humbly
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take
(Intransitive) To habituate to or gain competency at a task.
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tolerate
To allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference.
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lump
(Informal) (like it or) lump it, to (willingly or) unwillingly have to put up with something disagreeable
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stand-firm
To resist assault or pressure
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hold
To cause to wait or delay.
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hold up
(Idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.
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Antonyms for Withstand

yield
To produce a return for effort or investment:
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surrender
To yield (oneself) to any influence, emotion, passion, or power.
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Words Related to Withstand

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Withstand Sentence Examples

  • At that point, no one was able to withstand what he could do.

  • I can't believe he was able to withstand such abasement.

  • In order to understand the utter inability of the old republican party to withstand these changes, it is needful to retrace our steps and consider the skilful use made by Bonaparte of plots and disturbances as they occurred.

  • In order to take possession of his new see, he had to brave the wrath of the duke of Burgundy, override the resistance of the clergy and bourgeoisie, and even withstand an armed attack on the part of several lords; but his protector, the duke of Orleans, had his investiture performed by Wenceslaus, king of the Romans.

  • He has, he adds, tested gold made by alchemists, and found that it will not withstand six or seven exposures to fire.

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