Synonyms for withstand
wɪθˈstænd, wɪð-

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1. defy, withstand, hold, hold up(verb)

   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 firm(verb)

   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

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1. withstand

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

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

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1. withstand

   Synonyms:
   oppose, resist, confront, thwart, face

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

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1. withstand(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   resist, oppose, face, confront, strive against, stand against, make a stand against, not submit to

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1. List of paraphrases:

   resist, endure, bear, stand

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