Synonyms for forbear
- verb
- noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
- n. 1
An ancestor.
Related words
- Word family
- forbearance forbearing
- Is a kind of
- predecessor
- Other spellings
- forebear
Forms
- Plural
- forbears → ancestors, antecedents, patriarchs, foreparents…
Example sentences
- cease Very few countries could cease trading with China.
- endure They had to endure great hardship during the war.
- refrain I feel it's preferable to refrain from doing that.
- abstain Tom was told to abstain from smoking and drinking.
By length
- 4 letters
- help1, hold1, bear1, shun1
- 5 letters
- leave1, avoid2, spare1, cease1, waive1
- 6 letters
- suffer2, refuse2, endure2, desist2
- 7 letters
- decline2, refrain2, abstain2
- 8 letters
- tolerate3, ancestor3, restrain2, withhold2
- 9 letters
- patriarch3
- 10 letters
- relinquish3, antecedent4, foreparent
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (avoid2 = 2 syllables).