Definitions

endure

[en-door, -dyoor] / ɛnˈdʊər, -ˈdyʊər /

VERB

bear hardship

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONG

abide accustom allow brook countenance eat permit stand stick stomach support swallow take

WEAK

be patient with bear the brunt cope with grin and bear it hang in keep up live out live through meet with never say die put up with repress feelings resign oneself sit through stick it out subject to submit to take it take patiently

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disallow halt hide refuse reject retreat run away stop surrender yield

STRONG

deny disapprove hold keep maintain oppose resist

WEAK

discontinue

VERB

continue; be durable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exist go on hold linger live live on persist remain ride out stay survive sustain

STRONG

abide be bide cling last outlast outlive prevail stand superannuate wear

WEAK

be left be long lived be timeless carry on carry through hang on have no end hold on hold out keep on never say die perdure run on stay on stick to wear on wear well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease depart die go halt leave quit stop

STRONG

lose move refuse reject

WEAK

discontinue

Example Sentences

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But they may also recognise something more enduring: the persistence of the very systems the film gently mocks.

From BBC

For all the emotion that enveloped the Dodgers postseason, it turns out none of it could compare to the private hell endured by one of their own.

From Los Angeles Times

Amazon.com investors are currently enduring a brutal selloff, the likes of which haven’t been seen since the company was still primarily known for selling books and CDs.

From MarketWatch

Farmers in the North African kingdom have for the past few years endured severe drought.

From Barron's

endure

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