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 he signaled Amazon’s willingness to endure these near-term headwinds for the long-term payoff.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

"But we have to endure because we cannot eat if we don't come here."

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

But, at this point, he’s less than eager to endure all the ways the technology promises to upend work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Dog poo bags are not the only indignity the famous defensive frontier has to endure.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

I can endure this a little longer, a few more days.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black