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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The Mercedes F1 headquarters in Brackley, meanwhile, underwent a $95 million expansion over the past five years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

All of the women underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy, a treatment given before surgery to shrink tumors and make them easier to remove.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva underwent surgery Friday that removed a lesion on his scalp, less than six months before the presidential elections.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

The 76 year-old Israeli leader said he underwent the initial surgery for an enlarged benign prostate in 2024 and has been under routine medical monitoring.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Rather, the significance and status of experimental knowledge underwent a peculiar transformation in the course of the seventeenth century.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton