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Pronunciation:
[ fˈɔːbe͡ə], [ fˈɔːbeə], [ f_ˈɔː_b_eə]
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Similar words for forbear:
- ascendant (noun)
- bear with (noun)
- forbear (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- person (noun)
- abstain (verb)
- bear with (verb)
- cease (verb)
- decline (verb)
- desist (verb)
- fast (verb)
- forgive (verb)
- forgo (verb)
- hold back/hold off (verb)
- leave (verb)
- refrain (verb)
- relent (verb)
- relinquish (verb)
- remit (verb)
- resist (verb)
- resist the temptation to (verb)
- spare (verb)
- other synonyms
- fast
- leave
- other relevant words
- relinquish
- renounce
- resist
Synonyms for Forbear:
n.
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- restraint.
- pro-genitors,
- fore father,
- fore-goers,
- fore goers,
- fore-father,
- fore fathers,
- pro genitor,
- pro genitors,
- ascendents,
- foregoers,
- fore goer,
- fore mother,
- fore mothers,
- fore-goer,
- fore-fathers,
- fore-mothers,
- pro-genitor.
- bear.
v.
• abstain (verb)- sits out,
- sate the fence,
- sat one hands,
- with holding,
- passes up,
- sat on one's hands,
- take cure,
- go wagon,
- sate fence,
- went wagon,
- fence sat,
- re fuses,
- took pledge,
- sitting out,
- going wagon,
- go the wagon,
- sit on hands,
- sitting on ones hands,
- sits on the fence,
- re-fuses,
- sit the fence,
- goes the wagon,
- sat the fence,
- sit one hands,
- took the cure,
- sitting on hands,
- sit on ones hands,
- sits one hands,
- re-fuse,
- fencesits,
- re fusing,
- with-hold,
- sat hands,
- went the wagon,
- fence-sat,
- went on the wagon,
- sate one's hands,
- gives the go by,
- sits on fence,
- goes on the wagon,
- sat on ones hands,
- fencesat,
- takes the cure,
- sitting the fence,
- re-fusing,
- sit one's hands,
- sate out,
- sate on fence,
- denies oneself,
- sate on ones hands,
- sitting fence,
- gives go by,
- go on wagon,
- sitting on the fence,
- fence-sits,
- sate on one's hands,
- fencesit,
- sits on hands,
- sat on fence,
- sit hands,
- sat on hands,
- re fused,
- sate ones hands,
- taking pledge,
- with hold,
- sits on one's hands,
- going on wagon,
- gave go by,
- sits on ones hands,
- sat one's hands,
- sate on the fence,
- sits on one hands,
- denied oneself,
- denying oneself,
- going on the wagon,
- sits ones hands,
- takes cure,
- sit fence,
- passing up,
- sitting on fence,
- take pledge,
- takes pledge,
- keeps from,
- goes wagon,
- goes on wagon,
- going the wagon,
- sitting one hands,
- sits hands,
- keeping from,
- sitting one's hands,
- sits fence,
- give go by,
- with-holds,
- with holds,
- fencesitting,
- sitting ones hands,
- with held,
- giving go by,
- kept from,
- sat on one hands,
- re fuse,
- taking cure,
- giving the go by,
- sits one's hands,
- sitting on one's hands,
- sate on hands,
- fence sits,
- sitting on one hands,
- sate one hands,
- went on wagon,
- sat on the fence,
- fence sitting,
- sate hands,
- sits the fence,
- sate on one hands,
- fence sit,
- takes the pledge,
- with-held,
- took cure,
- sit ones hands,
- gave the go by,
- sat ones hands,
- sit on one hands,
- taking the pledge,
- sitting hands,
- re-fused,
- sat fence.
- was patient,
- am patient,
- art patient,
- being patient,
- wert patient,
- putting with,
- were patient,
- wast patient,
- made allowance,
- makes allowance,
- puts with,
- making allowance,
- is patient,
- are patient.
- begging to be excused,
- sent regrets,
- dis-missing,
- re-probated,
- re-probate,
- dis approved,
- dont bought,
- begs be excused,
- dis approves,
- begs to be excused,
- dis missed,
- begging be excused,
- by passed,
- by pass,
- dont buys,
- dont buying,
- begged be excused,
- don't buying,
- re probating,
- re probate,
- not accepting,
- de-cline,
- de clines,
- dis-approving,
- dis missing,
- begged to be excused,
- beg be excused,
- turns thumbs down,
- re-probates,
- dis-approves,
- don't bought,
- dont buy,
- don't buys,
- dis-approve,
- re probates,
- dis approving,
- re-probating,
- turning thumbs down,
- nixed,
- de-clines,
- dis approve,
- dis-missed,
- de cline,
- not accepts,
- re probated,
- sending regrets,
- by passing,
- dis-approved,
- turned thumbs down,
- by passes,
- sends regrets.
- sur cease,
- re signed,
- sur-ceases,
- gave over,
- re-signing,
- haddest done with,
- Re sign,
- gives over,
- dis-continue,
- sur-ceased,
- not did,
- dis continues,
- re signing,
- hadst done with,
- dis continued,
- dis-continuing,
- dis continuing,
- re-signs,
- dis continue,
- sur-ceasing,
- dis-continued,
- sur ceased,
- re-signed,
- has done with,
- sur-cease,
- re signs,
- re-sign,
- dis-continues,
- having done with,
- hath done with,
- sur ceasing,
- sur ceases,
- had done with,
- hast done with.
- pardon,
- absolve,
- vindicate,
- reprieve,
- forget,
- dismiss,
- condone,
- exonerate,
- tolerate,
- overlook,
- forgive,
- excuse,
- acquit.
- sur-rendering,
- takes oath,
- sware off,
- sur-rendered,
- leaved out,
- sur-renders,
- took the oath,
- sur rendered,
- packing in,
- sur-render,
- takes the oath,
- swears off,
- swore off,
- sur rendering,
- taking the oath,
- sur renders,
- leaves alone,
- taking oath,
- took oath,
- leaved alone,
- leaving alone.
- holding down,
- re strained,
- de lay,
- de laying,
- post-pone,
- pre-vents,
- de-laying,
- post-pones,
- re strains,
- holds off,
- holds down,
- pre-vent,
- re-strain,
- pre venting,
- post pone,
- Bitting,
- re-strained,
- re strain,
- pre vent,
- pre-venting,
- post pones,
- pre vents,
- de lays,
- re-straining,
- re straining,
- de-lays,
- holds in,
- re-strains,
- de-lay,
- pre-vented.
- wast temperate,
- being temperate,
- is temperate,
- art temperate,
- am temperate,
- were temperate,
- was temperate,
- wert temperate,
- are temperate.
- gave quarter,
- has pity,
- changing one mind,
- dies away,
- changed one mind,
- changes mind,
- haddest pity,
- letted go,
- hath pity,
- changes one's mind,
- haddest mercy,
- hast pity,
- letting happen,
- art merciful,
- lightening up,
- easing up on,
- eases upon,
- awaying,
- eases on,
- sub side,
- re lax,
- changed one's mind,
- cooling it,
- went easy on,
- hath mercy,
- has mercy,
- eased up on,
- eases up on,
- lightens up,
- coming around,
- gave some slack,
- being merciful,
- goes easy on,
- letting it happen,
- changes one mind,
- were merciful,
- gives some slack,
- easing upon,
- says uncle,
- having mercy,
- re-lax,
- was merciful,
- lightened up,
- changing mind,
- lets it happen,
- sub sided,
- came around,
- having pity,
- laying back,
- wast merciful,
- let happen,
- gives quarter,
- mellowed out,
- sub sides,
- sub-sides,
- saying uncle,
- letted happen,
- eased upon,
- said uncle,
- changes ones mind,
- easing on,
- lays back,
- dying away,
- giving some slack,
- comes around,
- had pity,
- ease on,
- mellowing out,
- eased off,
- lets happen,
- dieing away,
- change ones mind,
- giving quarter,
- caved in,
- eases off,
- mellows out,
- wert merciful,
- hadst mercy,
- change one mind,
- cooled it,
- changed ones mind,
- ease upon,
- letted it happen,
- changing one's mind,
- hadst pity,
- had mercy,
- eased on,
- cools it,
- changing ones mind,
- hast mercy,
- is merciful,
- died away,
- changed mind.
- stands down,
- dis-card,
- drops like hot potato,
- with-drew,
- retired from,
- kiss good bye,
- re-lease,
- with draw,
- with-drawing,
- with draws,
- dis-carded,
- dropt like hot potato,
- retires from,
- with-draw,
- dis cards,
- dropping like hot potato,
- kisses good-bye,
- kissing good-bye,
- with-drawn,
- dis card,
- kissing good bye,
- re lease,
- dropped like hot potato,
- with drawn,
- dis carded,
- re leases,
- kissed good-bye,
- retiring from,
- kissing goodbye,
- quitting cold turkey,
- dis-carding,
- re-leased,
- kissed goodbye,
- kisses goodbye,
- dis-cards,
- with drew,
- quitted cold turkey,
- with drawing,
- dis carding,
- kisses good bye,
- re-leases,
- kissed good bye,
- quits cold turkey,
- standing down,
- laying aside.
- re spiting,
- de creasing,
- easing up,
- de creases,
- de-crease,
- re-spiting,
- re peals,
- de creased,
- re-duces,
- pro rogue,
- re duces,
- re pealing,
- pro rogued,
- de-creasing,
- re-spites,
- pro-roguing,
- re peal,
- pro-rogue,
- pro roguing,
- pro-rogued,
- re pealed,
- re-pealed,
- re-peals,
- re spites,
- de-creased,
- pro rogues,
- re duce,
- re-spited,
- de-creases,
- re spite,
- re-duce,
- re spited,
- fell away,
- de crease,
- intermits,
- eases up,
- pro-rogues.
- re-mains,
- stood to,
- counter-vail,
- counter-vails,
- puts a fight,
- abstaining from,
- dies hard,
- holding out against,
- counter-acting,
- re main,
- counter-vailed,
- abstained from,
- counter vails,
- died hard,
- remains firm,
- putting up fight,
- re maining,
- puts up a fight,
- remaining firm,
- putting fight,
- counter-acted,
- dying hard,
- counter-vailing,
- puts fight,
- stands up to,
- counter vailed,
- stands to,
- put a fight,
- struggled against,
- counter-acts,
- struggles against,
- counter-act,
- re mains,
- remained firm,
- counter acting,
- counter vailing,
- re mained,
- duelled,
- standing up to,
- counter act,
- putting up a fight,
- counter vail,
- put fight,
- dieing hard,
- counter acts,
- counter acted,
- re-main,
- puts up fight,
- putting a fight,
- struggling against.
- sacrifice,
- go easy,
- restrain,
- eschew,
- bridle,
- escape,
- avoid,
- shun,
- omit,
- inhibit,
- cease,
- curb,
- stop,
- keep,
- evade.
- pulls out the fire,
- gotten out hock,
- were lenient,
- gives break,
- getting the hook,
- is lenient,
- saving bacon,
- gat out hock,
- pulling out the fire,
- am lenient,
- gotten out of hock,
- pulling out of fire,
- being lenient,
- getting off the hook,
- get out hock,
- getting off hook,
- got off hook,
- gat hook,
- gets off the hook,
- relieving from,
- dis charging,
- got out hock,
- got hook,
- gotten off the hook,
- gat off the hook,
- pulls out fire,
- saves from,
- relieves from,
- gives quarter to,
- pulling out fire,
- dis charged,
- gave a break,
- saved neck,
- got out of hock,
- saved bacon,
- wert lenient,
- dis charges,
- giving a break,
- pulling out of the fire,
- gets out of hock,
- getting hook,
- pulled out of fire,
- was lenient,
- saving neck,
- saving from,
- get hook,
- pulled out fire,
- giving break,
- privileges from,
- saves neck,
- gotten hook,
- refrained from,
- give break,
- gets the hook,
- relieved from,
- gat the hook,
- gat out of hock,
- dis charge,
- gave quarter to,
- dis-charge,
- get the hook,
- dis-charges,
- got the hook,
- get off hook,
- dis-charging,
- gets off hook,
- gets hook,
- giving quarter to,
- pulls out of the fire,
- gotten off hook,
- gets out hock,
- getting out of hock,
- got off the hook,
- refraining from,
- saves bacon,
- pull out the fire,
- gives a break,
- pulls out of fire,
- are lenient,
- gat off hook,
- dis-charged,
- getting out hock,
- wast lenient,
- refrains from,
- pulled out of the fire,
- pulled out the fire,
- art lenient,
- privileging from,
- pull out fire,
- gotten the hook,
- privileged from,
- gave break.
Other synonyms:
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•
- father,
- ancestor,
- genealogy,
- antecedent.
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•
- branch.
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•
- stock.
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•
- line.
- keeping out,
- put up with,
- change mind,
- hold back,
- Shelving,
- Respited,
- lay back,
- caves in,
- gave way,
- holds back,
- go easy on,
- Endured,
- relent,
- Reprobated,
- relinquish,
- beg to be excused,
- prorogues,
- put with,
- withheld,
- spurn,
- give up,
- decline,
- passing on,
- showing mercy,
- ease up on,
- easing off,
- pass up,
- save neck,
- kept back,
- Respiting,
- by-passed,
- sit on one's hands,
- sat out,
- not think of,
- Refusing,
- leave alone,
- keep from,
- Forgone,
- laid back,
- remit,
- intermit,
- hold off,
- passes on,
- give way,
- keeping back,
- forgo,
- Paused,
- not do,
- Remitted,
- saved from,
- not accepted,
- make allowance,
- packed in,
- withhold,
- spare,
- eased up,
- left alone,
- give quarter to,
- die away,
- By-pass,
- holding in,
- show mercy,
- sit out,
- Bitted,
- have mercy,
- shies,
- be lenient,
- keep back,
- withholds,
- hold down,
- pack in,
- turn thumbs down,
- Intermitted,
- shows mercy,
- take the pledge,
- aways,
- turn down,
- fast,
- going easy on,
- get out of hock,
- give some slack,
- be merciful,
- Amnestying,
- save from,
- Amnestied,
- held down,
- starve,
- Shied,
- leave out,
- go along with,
- resist,
- falling away,
- have done with,
- nixing,
- letting go,
- reprobates,
- give a break,
- left out,
- be temperate,
- say uncle,
- pass on,
- putting up with,
- Proroguing,
- refrain,
- send regrets,
- ease off,
- taking the cure,
- puts up with,
- fall away,
- let it happen,
- surcease,
- give quarter,
- desist,
- packs in,
- giving over,
- pull out of the fire,
- leaving out,
- keeps out,
- hold in,
- Forbore,
- not hear of,
- Intermitting,
- pull out of fire,
- have pity,
- keeps back,
- fence-sitting,
- ease up,
- kept out,
- give over,
- get off the hook,
- Shying,
- don't buy,
- come around,
- passed on,
- Reprobating,
- giving way,
- relieve from,
- deny oneself,
- keep out,
- take the cure,
- lighten up,
- falls away,
- took the pledge,
- bear with,
- swear off,
- privilege from,
- not accept,
- held in,
- starves,
- be patient,
- forgoing,
- passed up,
- swearing off,
- caving in,
- take the oath,
- change one's mind,
- refrain from,
- mellow out,
- leaves out,
- give the go by,
- by-passes,
- save bacon,
- leaf,
- sit on the fence,
- fence-sit,
- by-passing,
- go on the wagon,
- abstain,
- cool it,
- cave in,
- sit on fence,
- prorogue,
- lets go,
- take oath,
- showed mercy,
- Prorogued.
How to use "Forbear" in context?
The word "forbear" means to abstain from or refrain from. It can be used as a verb, meaning to abstain from a behavior, or as a noun, meaning the act of abstaining from a behavior.
A person may forbear from speaking out against a colleague because they don't want to damage their relationship. They may also forbear from smoking cigars because they know it's bad for their health.
Similarly, a business may forbear from advertising its products on political platforms because it may cause some customers to boycott the company altogether.
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Hypernym for Forbear:
n.
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person
grandparent, great grandparent.
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person
Hyponym for Forbear:
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