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wait out

VERB
suffer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accept bleed encounter experience feel go through have hurt know receive see support sustain take undergo
STRONG
abide acquiesce admit allow bear bow brave brook concede countenance indulge let license sanction stand stomach submit swallow sweat tolerate yield
WEAK
bear with carry the torch live with put up with sit and take it take it
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abstain avoid disallow discontinue give let go misunderstand neglect offer refuse reject stop surrender
STRONG
deny disagree disapprove dispute dissent dodge expel fight forbid hide hold keep oppose prevent prohibit protest resist shun veto withhold
WEAK
aid alleviate assist comfort help relieve
VERB
support
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abide continue maintain take tolerate
STRONG
bear brook countenance go handle stand stomach submit suffer swallow undergo
WEAK
bear with carry on go through keep up live with put up with stand for stay the course stick it out sweat out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disallow discontinue halt refuse reject stop
STRONG
disagree fight
WEAK
contradict disapprove let down let go neglect oppose release

Example Sentences

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A 70-year-old woman from Tehran waited for her ride to a nearby airport, where she planned to begin her journey to the south of France to wait out the bombing.

From The Wall Street Journal

One of her sons living abroad persuaded her to leave to wait out the war.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I think I’ll wait out here and . . . look at the window displays.”

From Literature

If this was anything like last time, she thought, they could wait out the worst of the attacks there, since Jerusalem usually isn’t a target.

From The Wall Street Journal

That means farmers that don’t have the fertilizers already delivered won’t be able to wait out the price spikes.

From Barron's

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.