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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow participation |
| Synonyms: | abet, accede, accept, acquiesce, admit, agree, authorize, bless, blink at, boost, buy, charter, concede, concur, condone, consent, empower, enable, endorse, endure, franchise, give leave, give permission, go for, grant, have, humor, indulge, leave, let, let pass, license, okay, pass, privilege, sanctify, sanction, say yes, shake on, sign, sign off on, suffer, take kindly to, thumbs up, tolerate, warrant, wink at |
| Antonyms: | deny, disallow, refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | persist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | carry on, carry through |
| Synonyms: | abide, be resolute, be stubborn, continue, endure, follow through, follow up*, go all the way, go on, go the limit, grind, hold on, insist, keep up, last, leave no stone unturned, linger, obtain, perdure, perseverate, persevere, prevail, pursue, recur, remain, repeat, see through, stick it out, stick to guns, strive, tough it out |
| Antonyms: | cease, give up, leave, quit, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | remain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stay, wait |
| Synonyms: | abide, be left, bide, bivouac, bunk, cling, continue, delay, dwell, endure, freeze, go on, halt, hang, hang out, hold over, hold the fort, hover, inhabit, keep on, last, linger, live, lodge, make camp, nest, outlast, outlive, pause, perch, persist, prevail, put on hold, remain standing, reside, rest, roost, sit out, sit through, sit tight, sojourn, squat, stand, stay behind, stay in, stay over, stay put, stick around, stop, survive, tarry, visit, wait |
| Antonyms: | depart, forge, go, leave, move |
| Main Entry: | reside |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | live or exist in |
| Synonyms: | abide, be intrinsic to, be vested, bide, consist, continue, crash*, dig*, dwell, endure, hang one's hat, inhabit, inhere, lie, locate, lodge, nest, occupy, park*, people, perch, populate, remain, rest with, roost, settle, sojourn, squat, stay, take up residence, tenant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | resist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | withstand, oppose |
| Synonyms: | abide, abstain from, antagonize, assail, assault, battle, bear, brook, buck, check, combat, confront, contend, continue, counteract, countervail, curb, defy, die hard, dispute, duel, endure, fight back, forbear, forgo, hinder, hold, hold off, hold out against, keep from, leave alone, maintain, persevere, persist, prevent, put up a fight, refrain, refuse, remain, remain firm, repel, stand up to, stay, stonewall, struggle against, suffer, thwart, traverse, turn down, weather |
| Antonyms: | comply, conform, go along |
| Main Entry: | sacrifice |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give up, let go |
| Synonyms: | cede, drop, endure, eschew, forfeit, forgo, immolate, kiss goodbye, lose, offer, offer up, part with, renounce, resign oneself to, spare, suffer, surrender, waive, yield |
| Antonyms: | hold, refuse |
| Main Entry: | stand |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be in force, exist |
| Synonyms: | be located, be situated, be valid, belong, continue, endure, fill, halt, hold, last, obtain, occupy, pause, prevail, remain, rest, stay, stop, take up |
| Antonyms: | refuse, reject, veto |
| Main Entry: | stay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wait |
| Synonyms: | abide, bide, bunk, continue, dally, delay, endure, establish oneself, halt, hang, hang about, hang around, hang in, hang out, hold the fort, hover, lag, last, linger, loiter, nest, outstay, pause, perch, procrastinate, put down roots, remain, reprieve, reside, respite, roost, settle, sit tight, sojourn, squat, stand, stay out, stay put, stick around, stop, sweat it out, sweat*, tarry |
| Antonyms: | advance, go, leave |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | subsist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep going, living |
| Synonyms: | barely exist, be, breathe, continue, eke out a living, eke out an existence, endure, exist, get along, get by, hang in, hang on, hang tough, just make it, last, live, make ends meet, make it, manage, move, remain, remain alive, ride out, scrape by, stay alive, stick it out, stick with it, survive, sustain |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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