Antonyms for endure
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : en-door, -dyoor |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈdʊər, -ˈdyʊər |
Definition of endure
Origin :- early 14c., "to undergo or suffer" (especially without breaking); late 14c. "to continue in existence," from Old French endurer (12c.) "make hard, harden; bear, tolerate; keep up, maintain," from Latin indurare "make hard," in Late Latin "harden (the heart) against," from in- (see in- (2)) + durare "to harden," from durus "hard," from PIE *deru- "be firm, solid."
- Replaced the important Old English verb dreogan (past tense dreag, past participle drogen), which survives in dialectal dree. Related: Endured; endures.
- verb bear hardship
- verb continue; be durable
- Then he set to work and made himself a grave which was to endure for all time.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- But will it be just, will it be honest, to marry a man I cannot endure?
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Indeed, my dear, as you say of Solmes, I cannot endure them!
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- It is the strongest assurance that the recovery will endure.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- But we have no promise from God that our greatness will endure.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- These were not the men to endure privations and fight their country's battles.
- Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
- I quite forgot the sad trouble that poor Wisi had to endure with him also.
- Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
- In this world we shall have to endure some evils as long as we live.
- Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
- He wants to marry her; her mother promotes the match, but she cannot endure the idea of it.
- Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
- It is perhaps as high a form of valour to endure as to dare.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
Synonyms for endure
- abide
- accustom
- allow
- be
- be left
- be long lived
- be patient with
- be timeless
- bear the brunt
- bide
- brave
- brook
- carry on
- carry through
- cling
- cope with
- countenance
- eat
- encounter
- exist
- experience
- face
- feel
- go on
- go through
- grin and bear it
- hang in
- hang on
- have no end
- hold
- hold on
- hold out
- keep on
- keep up
- know
- last
- linger
- live
- live on
- live out
- live through
- meet with
- never say die
- outlast
- outlive
- perdure
- permit
- persist
- prevail
- put up with
- remain
- repress feelings
- resign oneself
- ride out
- run on
- sit through
- stand
- stay
- stay on
- stick
- stick it out
- stick to
- stomach
- subject to
- submit to
- suffer
- superannuate
- support
- survive
- sustain
- swallow
- take
- take it
- take patiently
- tolerate
- undergo
- wear
- wear on
- wear well
- weather
- withstand
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