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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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I had been driving west through downtown and stopped in Chinatown to wait out the morning congestion in a new café that used to be an old bistro.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

“We would prefer to wait out the near-term negatives.”

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

They migrate thousands of kilometres to find stable sea ice during Antarctic summer to wait out what is called a "catastrophic moult" every year.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

“The company is effectively paying investors to wait out yet another transition year.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

What if my parents had decided to wait out the revolution and the war?

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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