Definition for Forbear:

• for-b[= a]r', v.i. to keep one's self in check: to abstain.-- v.t. to abstain from: to avoid voluntarily: to spare, to withhold.-- n. FORBEAR'ANCE, exercise of patience: command of temper: clemency.-- adjs. FORBEAR'ANT, FORBEAR'ING, long-suffering: patient.-- adv. FORBEAR'INGLY. [ A.S. forberan, pa.t. forbær, pa.p. forboren. See pfx. for- and bear.]

Synonyms for Forbear:

• n.

  •
  • procrastinate,
  • delay,
  • temporize,
  • hesitate.
  •
  • restraint.
  •forbear (noun)
  • forebear.

• v.

  •cease (verb)
  • pause.
  •forgive (verb)
  • pardon,
  • absolve,
  • vindicate,
  • reprieve,
  • forget,
  • dismiss,
  • condone,
  • exonerate,
  • tolerate,
  • overlook,
  • forgive,
  • excuse,
  • acquit.
  •resist the temptation to (verb)
  • sacrifice,
  • go easy,
  • restrain,
  • eschew,
  • bridle,
  • escape,
  • avoid,
  • shun,
  • omit,
  • inhibit,
  • cease,
  • curb,
  • stop,
  • keep,
  • evade.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • lineage,
  • ancestry,
  • progenitor,
  • descendant.
  •
  • ancestor,
  • genealogy.
  •
  • descent,
  • pedigree.
  •
  • stock.
  •
  • line.
  •leave
  • leave.
  •relinquish
  • lay aside.
  •renounce
  • abnegate.
  •resist
  • abstain from.

Paraphrases for Forbear:

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    abstain.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    refrain.

Antonyms for Forbear:

• v.

  • resist the temptation to
    help, meet, involve, go, aid, indulge, use, continue, begin, free, partake, keep on, let go, encourage, restart, face, allow, release, start, accept, assist.
  • Other antonyms:
    succumb, bow, submit, knuckle under, acquiesce, concede, yield, capitulate, surrender, give in.

Hypernym for Forbear:

• n.

  • person
    grandparent, great grandparent.

Hyponym for Forbear:

• n.

  • person
    antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, ancestor, root.

• v.

  • stative
    forbear, refrain.