withstand :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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Verbs (8)

v. resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"

resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm

v. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

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Fuzzynyms (21)

resist, reject, refuse

v. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

deal

v. behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"

tolerate

v. have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"

fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend

v. fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"

resist, reject, refuse

v. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

deal

v. behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"

tolerate

v. have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"

weather, endure, brave, brave out

v. face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements"

battle, combat

v. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"

Synonyms (5)

hold

v. stop dealing with; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting"

keep, maintain, hold

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

stand

v. be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"

Antonyms (7)

surrender, give up

v. give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"

concede

v. acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"

yield, relent, soften

v. give in, as to influence or pressure

yield

v. cease opposition; stop fighting

welcomed > well-known > wicked > winning > wipe out > wish > withhold > withstand

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