underwent

[uhn-der-went] / ˌʌn dərˈwɛnt /

VERB

be subjected to

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bear endure experience go through have meet with see suffer sustain withstand

STRONG

abide bow defer encounter feel know share stand support tolerate weather yield

WEAK

bear up put up with submit to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discontinue refuse surrender

STRONG

disallow disapprove let go oppose reject stop veto

WEAK

commit do execute

Example Sentences

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She underwent fertility treatment to try to stimulate her ovaries to produce as many eggs as possible.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

He suffered a ruptured left Achilles tendon in March 2025 and underwent back surgery last October.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The paper underwent a record two years of peer and editorial review after being submitted in September 2023.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

The startup hadn’t caught Nvidia’s attention for most of its nine-year existence—until last year, when the AI industry underwent a sea change that breathed new life into the chip giant’s competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

As we saw in Chapter 2, though, Polynesian political and social organization and economies underwent great diversification in different environments.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond