hang in there

VERB

abide

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept stand for tolerate

STRONG

acknowledge bear concede consent defer endure receive stand stomach suffer swallow take withstand

WEAK

be big about bear with hang in hang tough live with put up with sit tight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disallow

STRONG

avoid contradict disagree discontinue dissent dodge fight give offer refuse reject repudiate

WEAK

carry on continue depart despise dispute go leave migrate move pass quit resist shun stop

VERB

brook

Synonyms

STRONGEST

countenance tolerate

STRONG

abide allow bear go stand stomach suffer support swallow take withstand

WEAK

be big hang in hear of live with put up with sit tight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disapprove

STRONG

avoid disallow dodge hold keep refuse reject resist shun stop surrender

VERB

hang tough

Synonyms

WEAK

be patient with bear bear the brunt brave cope with face go through grin and bear it gut it out hang in keep up live out live through meet with never say die put up with ride out sit through stand stick in there stick it out stomach suffer swallow take take it tough it out weather withstand

Example Sentences

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The dispatchers continued to tell him to just hang in there and wait.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

But he needs the economy to hang in there so he can pay off his debts, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

"So you just stay patient and hang in there."

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

“She really taught us how to be strong,” Douglas said, “to hang in there and keep soldiering on to keep trying to see the good.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2024

"Gotta hang in there, guys. Can't lose if you hang in there."

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte

hang in there

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