Antonyms for suffer
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : suhf-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌf ər |
- abstain
- aid
- alleviate
- assist
- assuage
- avoid
- calm
- comfort
- deny
- disagree
- disallow
- disapprove
- discontinue
- dispute
- dissent
- dodge
- expel
- fight
- forbid
- give
- help
- hide
- hold
- keep
- let go
- misunderstand
- neglect
- offer
- oppose
- please
- prevent
- prohibit
- protest
- refuse
- reject
- relieve
- resist
- rise
- shun
- soothe
- stop
- strengthen
- surrender
- veto
- withhold
- yield
Definition of suffer
Origin :- early 13c., "to be made to undergo, endure" (pain, death, punishment, judgment, grief), from Anglo-French suffrir, Old French sufrir, from Vulgar Latin *sufferire, variant of Latin sufferre "to bear, undergo, endure, carry or put under," from sub "up, under" (see sub-) + ferre "to carry" (see infer).
- Replaced Old English þolian, þrowian. Meaning "to meekly submit to hardship" is from late 13c. That of "to undergo" (distress, suffering, etc.) is mid-14c. Meaning "to tolerate, allow" something to occur or continue is recorded from mid-13c. Related: Suffered; suffering.
- verb be in pain
- verb endure, permit
- But here, run away with my pen, I suffer my mother to be angry with me on her own account.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- If we permit our economy to drift and decline, the vulnerable will suffer most.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- In a land of healing miracles, neighbors must not suffer and die unattended.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- And yet if I suffer it can only be with what I may call a curative suffering.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- He must suffer more, must lose more, must pay more with happiness for his folly.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Perhaps, some other he might have let suffer in his stead—not her!
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- While Shakespeare was in London he allowed his wife to suffer the extremes of poverty.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- Children are often obliged to suffer for the sins of their parents.
- Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
- She must not be sacrificed to policy or ambition, and she must not be left to suffer from the dread of it.
- Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
- Do not put any stumbling-block in your path which will make you suffer later on.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
Synonyms for suffer
- abide
- accept
- ache
- acquiesce
- admit
- agonize
- ail
- allow
- be affected
- be at disadvantage
- be convulsed
- be handicapped
- be impaired
- be racked
- be wounded
- bear
- bear with
- bleed
- bow
- brave
- brook
- carry the torch
- complain of
- concede
- countenance
- deteriorate
- droop
- encounter
- endure
- experience
- fall off
- feel
- feel wretched
- flag
- get
- go through
- grieve
- have
- have a bad time
- hurt
- indulge
- know
- languish
- let
- license
- live with
- pain
- put up with
- receive
- sanction
- see
- sicken
- sit and take it
- smart
- stand
- stomach
- submit
- support
- sustain
- swallow
- sweat
- take
- take it
- tolerate
- undergo
- wait out
- writhe
- yield
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