Antonyms for withstand
wɪθˈstænd, wɪð-with·stand

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1. withstand

   Antonyms:
   admit, allow, concede, consent to, grant, let, permit, sanction, suffer, tolerate, yield

   Synonyms:
   deny, disallow, disapprove, forbid, protest, refuse, reject, resist

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1. withstand

   Antonyms:
   yield, surrender, submit, acquiesce, countenance, support, encourage, aid, abet, back

   Synonyms:
   oppose, resist, confront, thwart, face

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1. defy, withstand, hold, hold upverb

   resist or confront with resistance

   "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"

   Synonyms:
   accommodate, book, stand up, retain, moderate, view as, support, apply, hold back, harbour, hold out, take hold, bind, defy, hold up, arrest, dare, live, take, have, concord, survive, live on, check, make, take for, go for, stand firm, keep, defend, control, harbor, deem, throw, obligate, carry, give, adjudge, entertain, nurse, oblige, curb, hold, stick up, last, confine, hold water, have got, go, endure, restrain, declare, agree, hold in, delay, halt, contain, concur, maintain, guard, keep back, sustain, prevail, reserve, admit, obtain, refuse, resist, detain, bear

2. resist, hold out, withstand, stand firmverb

   stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

   Synonyms:
   live, exsert, reject, hold firm, stand pat, stand, last, refuse, stretch forth, wear, hold up, hold out, fend, stand fast, hold, balk, live on, dissent, put out, stretch out, extend, jib, go, endure, stand firm, defy, baulk, survive, protest, resist

How to use withstand in a sentence?

1. Michael Avenatti:

   Mr. Cohen has been placed in the crosshairs by Mr. Trump, he has been set-up to take the fall. An enormous amount of misplaced faith has been placed on his shoulders and I do not believe he has the mettle to withstand it.

2. Proverb:

   A mud hut cannot withstand great shocks.

3. Tom Coker:

   If these things are so important, they ought to be able to withstand debate.

4. Penni Redford:

   Southern Live oak, Quercus Virginiana -- large canopy trees, can withstand occasional floods and hurricanes and are resistant to salt spray, provide habitat for birds and a variety of moss and bromeliads in South Florida.

5. Allakhverdi Mamedov:

   When the fire started, we sat in two lifeboats, but did not put them down on the sea surface as we were afraid that a storm could break them into pieces, we were sitting and waiting for rescuers, when the hawsers of the other boat ripped, it dropped into the water and collapsed. Hawsers, which were holding other boats, broke as they did not withstand the pressure from the storm.

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