endures

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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I am their hero, and now I am fighting to make sure the positive and real image they know of me is the one that endures.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

Britain, France, Italy and Spain have issued red alerts and health warnings for much of their territory this week as the region endures its second heat episode since May.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Nevertheless, Head fully commits to his character’s self-loathing, which he endures to shield his daughter from the nastiness of their dystopian surroundings.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

The company, based just outside Paris, has capped prices at its 3,300 gas stations across France and pledged to continue doing so for as long as the conflict in the Middle East endures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

They came from deeps no child discovers, and shook him with an ague no child endures.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin