braving

VERB

endure bad situation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confront defy go through withstand

STRONG

bear beard challenge court dare face risk suffer support venture

WEAK

face off fly in the face of outdare stand up to take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

surrender yield

STRONG

refuse reject

WEAK

break down capitulate complain dodge fear give up hide run away skip

Example Sentences

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It’s what sucked me into graving, despite my startling first encounter with Find a Grave.

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2024

This graving free-for-all has caused some controversy over the years.

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2024

The work of graving will never be finished.

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2024

Then the news was published that the Government intended to send one of the floating docks, surrendered by Germany, to Singapore instead of building a costly graving dock.

From Time Magazine Archive

Through that window he could watch his Western Star graving in the graving dock.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes