What is another word for forbear?
80 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ f_ˈɔː_b_eə], [ fˈɔːbe͡ə], [ fˈɔːbeə]Table of Contents
Similar words for forbear:- forbear (noun)
- cease (verb)
- forgive (verb)
- resist the temptation to (verb)
- other synonyms
- leave
- relinquish
- renounce
- resist
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.
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- procrastinate,
- delay,
- temporize,
- hesitate.
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- restraint.
v.
•cease (verb) •forgive (verb) •resist the temptation to (verb)Other synonyms:
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- lineage,
- ancestry,
- progenitor,
- descendant.
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- stock.
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- line.
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Antonyms for Forbear:
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v.
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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.
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Other antonyms:
succumb, bow, submit, knuckle under, acquiesce, concede, yield, capitulate, surrender, give in.
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resist the temptation to
Hypernym for Forbear:
n.
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person
grandparent, great grandparent.
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person