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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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An existing elephant endures over time, and space-time catalogues every moment of its existence as a four-dimensional world line — an object’s path through space and time throughout its existence.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

What a blow to grumps who chuckle when a New York team endures a miserable season, of which plenty remain, thanks to those Mets, Giants, Rangers and, of course, the pratfalling Jets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

And yet the structural logic of dollar dominance endures.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

But Best is one of a rare breed whose legacy endures.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

She lets Penny put hats on her and somehow endures Penny’s hugs, which can sometimes feel more like choke holds.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper