Another word for bear

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1. bear

   To abide is to remain continuously without limit of time unless expressed by the context: «to-day I must abide at thy house,» Luke xix, 5; «a settled place for thee to abide in forever,» 1 Kings viii, 13; «Abide with me! fast falls the eventide,» Lyte Hymn. Lodge, sojourn, stay, tarry, and wait always imply a limited time; lodge, to pass the night; sojourn, to remain temporarily; live, dwell, reside, to have a permanent home. Stop, in the sense of stay or sojourn, is colloquial, and not in approved use. Compare ENDURE; REST.

   Synonyms:
   abide, anticipate, await, bide, confront, continue, dwell, endure, expect, inhabit, live, lodge, remain, reside, rest, sojourn, stay, stop, tarry, tolerate, wait, watch

   Antonyms:
   abandon, avoid, depart, forfeit, forfend, journey, migrate, move, proceed, reject, resist, shun

   Preposition:
   Abide in a place, for a time, with a person, by a statement.

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1. bear

   Synonyms:
   carry, lift, transport, convey, maintain, uphold, suffer, undergo, support, tolerate, waft, yield, sustain, hold, harbor, entertain, fill, enact, endure, admit, produce, generate

   Antonyms:
   drop, refuse, decline, resign, expel, eject, resist, repel, protest, resent, reject

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1. bearnoun

   massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

   Antonyms:
   bull

2. bearverb

   an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price

   Antonyms:
   bull

3. bearverb

   have

   «bear a resemblance»; «bear a signature»

   Synonyms:
   have, put up, assume, stand, deliver, suffer, accept, abide, birth, deport, acquit, hold, stomach, digest, give birth, brook, support, yield, stick out, conduct, tolerate, wear, have a bun in the oven, gestate, expect, endure, take over, carry, comport, pay, behave, turn out, contain

   Antonyms:
   bull

4. give birth, deliver, bear, birth, haveverb

   cause to be born

   «My wife had twins yesterday!»

   Synonyms:
   let, digest, take in, extradite, rescue, tolerate, get, hand over, comport, surrender, behave, make, return, give, save, fork over, fork up, present, stick out, expect, deport, possess, assume, pay, induce, take over, throw, redeem, have, put up, cause, carry, give up, turn in, support, stomach, birth, hold, have got, feature, stimulate, render, abide, pitch, cede, deliver, take, acquit, brook, yield, turn out, experience, conduct, fork out, suffer, endure, stand, gestate, drive home, contain, accept, sustain, own, ingest, consume, have a bun in the oven, give birth, receive, wear

   Antonyms:
   bull

5. digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put upverb

   put up with something or somebody unpleasant

   «I cannot bear his constant criticism»; «The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks»; «he learned to tolerate the heat»; «She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage»

   Synonyms:
   bide, project, ache, hold out, run, endure, affirm, underpin, carry, stand up, assume, have, hold, last, sustain, confirm, fend, stay, weather, take over, go, jut, endorse, jut out, turn out, digest, deport, prevail, comport, set up, behave, die hard, pay, jump out, remain firm, offer, tolerate, deliver, indorse, hurt, abide, condense, raise, fend for, back up, stomach, birth, patronage, stand out, live, contribute, stick out, meet, brook, expect, patronize, suffer, concentrate, protrude, acquit, substantiate, brave out, survive, domiciliate, get, put forward, stand, can, post, plunk for, persist, live on, have a bun in the oven, give birth, back, jump, allow, rear, lose, place upright, wear, house, contain, leap out, patronise, subscribe, hold up, corroborate, provide, erect, defend, brave, put up, tin, keep going, accept, bear out, support, resist, plump for, nominate, yield, gestate, permit, conduct

   Antonyms:
   bull

6. bearverb

   move while holding up or supporting

   «Bear gifts»; «bear a heavy load»; «bear news»; «bearing orders»

   Synonyms:
   have, put up, assume, stand, deliver, suffer, accept, abide, birth, deport, acquit, hold, stomach, digest, give birth, brook, support, yield, stick out, conduct, tolerate, wear, have a bun in the oven, gestate, expect, endure, take over, carry, comport, pay, behave, turn out, contain

   Antonyms:
   bull

7. bear, turn outverb

   bring forth, «The apple tree bore delicious apples this year»

   «The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers»

   Synonyms:
   digest, abide, rise, comport, tolerate, have a bun in the oven, support, behave, boot out, uprise, rotate, endure, turf out, put up, stick out, cut, turn up, expect, get up, deport, assume, pay, arise, take over, chuck out, carry, spread out, turn off, stomach, birth, hold, switch off, have, prove, deliver, acquit, brook, yield, turn out, splay, conduct, suffer, contain, stand, accept, gestate, exclude, wear, eject, come out, give birth

   Antonyms:
   bull

8. bear, take over, accept, assumeverb

   take on as one’s own the expenses or debts of another person

   «I’ll accept the charges»; «She agreed to bear the responsibility»

   Synonyms:
   usurp, digest, swallow, abide, buy up, comport, tolerate, don, have a bun in the oven, support, acquire, live with, behave, simulate, put on, endure, put up, take, stick out, adopt, expect, borrow, take for granted, deport, assume, pay, relieve, take over, presume, repeat, go for, buy out, carry, get into, sham, stomach, birth, hold, seize, have, deliver, acquit, brook, yield, turn out, conduct, suffer, contain, stand, accept, gestate, take on, feign, wear, strike, admit, absorb, take up, give birth, consent, arrogate

   Antonyms:
   bull

9. hold, bear, carry, containverb

   contain or hold; have within

   «The jar carries wine»; «The canteen holds fresh water»; «This can contains water»

   Synonyms:
   run, hold in, incorporate, make, endure, view as, carry, book, assume, concur, have, maintain, hold, moderate, sustain, take over, retain, stop, nurse, stock, defy, support, persuade, turn out, guard, deport, prevail, have a bun in the oven, comprise, declare, pay, behave, withstand, adjudge, tolerate, deliver, channel, accommodate, abide, control, transmit, stomach, harbour, dribble, birth, stockpile, reserve, check, hold back, stick out, brook, give, take hold, go for, take, express, suffer, apply, comport, obtain, acquit, impart, pack, bind, stand, have got, extend, entertain, post, expect, curb, convey, restrain, keep, give birth, concord, keep back, oblige, transport, throw, arrest, wear, conduct, deem, contain, sway, hold up, take for, turn back, harbor, defend, put up, confine, accept, admit, digest, yield, gestate, halt, obligate, agree

   Antonyms:
   bull

10. yield, pay, bearverb

    bring in

    «interest-bearing accounts»; «How much does this savings certificate pay annually?»

    Synonyms:
    digest, abide, succumb, comport, tolerate, deliver, pay, make up, compensate, behave, move over, return, endure, hold, put up, concede, have, expect, give in, deport, give way, assume, give, stick out, take over, ante up, pay up, ease up, carry, cede, grant, knuckle under, support, devote, birth, relent, buckle under, render, have a bun in the oven, soften, acquit, brook, yield, turn out, conduct, suffer, contain, stand, gestate, stomach, generate, accept, afford, pay off, give birth, wear

    Antonyms:
    bull

11. wear, bearverb

    have on one’s person

    «He wore a red ribbon»; «bear a scar»

    Synonyms:
    wear thin, digest, abide, comport, tolerate, have a bun in the oven, support, hold out, tire, don, put on, endure, wear out, put up, stick out, expect, have on, behave, deport, assume, pay, take over, break, fall apart, jade, carry, tire out, wear upon, get into, bust, birth, hold, wear off, gestate, have, deliver, outwear, acquit, brook, yield, turn out, conduct, suffer, wear down, stand, accept, weary, stomach, contain, fatigue, give birth, fag out, wear

    Antonyms:
    bull

12. behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carryverb

    behave in a certain manner

    «She carried herself well»; «he bore himself with dignity»; «They conducted themselves well during these difficult times»

    Synonyms:
    exile, digest, abide, express, comport, tolerate, act, pack, have a bun in the oven, support, impart, behave, sway, assoil, extend, carry, guide, lead, deliver, put up, take, stick out, channel, expect, deport, assume, pay, endure, take over, deal, dribble, run, extradite, do, transport, exculpate, stomach, birth, direct, hold, expatriate, transmit, clear, stock, have, acquit, brook, yield, turn out, convey, persuade, post, conduct, suffer, discharge, stand, exonerate, gestate, contain, accept, carry on, stockpile, give birth, wear

    Antonyms:
    bull

13. bear, holdverb

    have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices

    «She bears the title of Duchess»; «He held the governorship for almost a decade»

    Synonyms:
    hold in, make, endure, view as, carry, book, assume, take hold, have, maintain, hold, moderate, sustain, take over, retain, nurse, defy, support, turn out, guard, deport, prevail, have a bun in the oven, behave, pay, withstand, adjudge, tolerate, deliver, accommodate, abide, control, stomach, harbour, birth, reserve, check, hold back, stick out, brook, give, go for, take, suffer, apply, comport, obtain, acquit, bind, stand, have got, entertain, expect, curb, restrain, keep, give birth, concord, keep back, oblige, throw, arrest, wear, deem, contain, declare, concur, hold up, agree, take for, harbor, defend, put up, confine, accept, admit, digest, yield, gestate, halt, obligate, conduct

    Antonyms:
    bull

14. hold, carry, bearverb

    support or hold in a certain manner

    «She holds her head high»; «He carried himself upright»

    Synonyms:
    hold in, accept, run, declare, view as, carry, book, assume, concur, have, maintain, hold, moderate, sustain, take over, retain, nurse, stock, defy, support, persuade, turn out, guard, deport, prevail, behave, adjudge, endure, withstand, express, tolerate, deliver, channel, accommodate, curb, control, transmit, stomach, harbour, dribble, birth, stockpile, transport, check, hold back, stick out, brook, give, take hold, go for, take, deem, make, comport, obtain, acquit, apply, impart, pack, bind, stand, have got, pay, entertain, post, expect, have a bun in the oven, convey, restrain, keep, give birth, concord, keep back, oblige, throw, arrest, wear, extend, contain, sway, suffer, hold up, take for, harbor, abide, defend, put up, confine, agree, admit, reserve, digest, yield, gestate, halt, obligate, conduct

    Antonyms:
    bull

15. have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expectverb

    be pregnant with

    «She is bearing his child»; «The are expecting another child in January»; «I am carrying his child»

    Synonyms:
    digest, abide, express, comport, tolerate, conceptualize, look, pack, have a bun in the oven, support, impart, require, behave, await, extend, run, sway, endure, put up, take, stick out, expect, deport, assume, pay, ask, take over, dribble, channel, carry, transport, stomach, birth, stock, hold, transmit, conceptualise, have, deliver, acquit, brook, yield, turn out, convey, persuade, post, conduct, suffer, contain, stand, accept, gestate, wait, wear, stockpile, conceive, anticipate, give birth

    Antonyms:
    bull

Matched Categories

1. • Bear
   • Carnivore
   • Carry
   • Earn
   • Have
   • Include
   • Investment
   • Produce
   • Take

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bearverb

   Synonyms:
   uphold, support, sustain, hold up

2. bearverb

   Synonyms:
   carry, transport, convey, waft

3. bearverb

   Synonyms:
   possess, have, hold

4. bearverb

   Synonyms:
   endure, suffer, undergo, brook, tolerate, abide, put up with, bear with, take patiently or easily, have patience with, submit to

5. bearverb

   Synonyms:
   admit, permit, allow, admit of, be capable of

6. bearverb

   Synonyms:
   maintain, keep up, carry on

7. bearverb

   Synonyms:
   entertain, cherish, harbor

8. bearverb

   Synonyms:
   be answerable for, be charged with

9. bearverb

   Synonyms:
   produce, yield

10. bearverb

    Synonyms:
    10. generate, beget, bring forth, give birth to

11. bearverb

    Synonyms:
    exhibit, utter, show, give

12. bearverb

    Synonyms:
    suffer, submit

13. bearverb

    Synonyms:
    press, push, be oppressive

14. bearverb

    Synonyms:
    be fruitful, be prolific

15. bearverb

    Synonyms:
    [Rare.] imply, intimate

16. bearverb

    Synonyms:
    (Naut.) be situated (with respect to the point of compass)

17. bearnoun

    Synonyms:
    BRUIN

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1. bearnoun

   Synonyms:
   bruin, ursus, ephraim, cub, whelp, grumbler, growler, boor, musquaw

2. bearverb

   Synonyms:
   endure, tolerate, stand, undergo, brook, submit to, suffer, bear with, harbor, cherish, entertain, support, sustain, uphold, carry, convey, transport, waft, render, produce, yield, bring forth, teem, relate, refer, concern, press, push, oppress

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1. List of paraphrases for «bear»:

   bears, shoulder, xiong, assume, wear, withstand, keep, carry, porter, oso, take, endure, dipper, have, pooh, hsiung, bring

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   I urge all Canadians to take time today to honour the Indigenous women, girls and Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual (2SLGBTQQIA+) people who are missing or have been murdered, we offer support to the families and communities who bear the grief of their loss and to the survivors whose lives have been forever changed.

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   NBC has allowed us to craft a television series that no other broadcast network would have dared, and kept us on the air for three seasons despite Cancelation Bear Chow ratings and images that would have shredded the eyeballs of lesser Standards Practices enforcers, [NBC Entertainment exec] Jen Salke and her team have been fantastic partners and creatively supportive beyond measure. ‘Hannibal’ is finishing his last course at NBC’s table this summer, but a hungry cannibal can always dine again. And personally, I look forward to my next meal with NBC.

5. Walter Savage Landor:

   Prose on certain occasions can bear a great deal of poetry; on the other hand, poetry sinks and swoons under a moderate weight of prose.

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