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Synonyms for withstand

20 synonyms
1 antonym
2 meanings

verb

Most common

resist endure tolerate confront hold defy

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Resist — to resist or endure (something) successfully

resist, endure, tolerate, confront, stand, repel, stand up to, take, oppose, hold out, bear, stand firm, face, combat, stem, sustain, undergo

2. Defy

Other

Antonyms

All antonyms of withstand →

Definitions

v. 1
To resist or endure (something) successfully.
v. 2
To oppose (something) forcefully.

Related words

Word family: withstandable withstander
Phrases: dielectric withstand test

Example sentences

stand I don't mind the cold, but I can't stand the heat.
resist Tom and Mary said they couldn't resist doing that.
tolerate I would say that I tolerate cold better than heat.
endure They had to endure great hardship during the war.
countervail What will countervail the power of the crown?

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
withstand		falling
stand		steady
resist		rising
tolerate		rising
endure		rising
countervail		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: take¹, face¹, hold¹, bear¹, stem¹, defy²
5 letters: stand¹, repel²
6 letters: combat², resist², oppose², endure²
7 letters: sustain², undergo³
8 letters: tolerate³, confront²
11 letters: countervail³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (defy² = 2 syllables).