Withstanding [verb]
Definition of Withstanding:
endure, bear
Synonyms of Withstanding:
● Combat
● Repel
● Defy
● Cope
● Tolerate
● Resist
● Weather
● Thwart
● Suffer
● Buck
● Duel
● Brave
● Violate
● Stick
● Contest
● Confront
● Traverse
● Fight
● Dispute
● Oppose
● Stand
● Cross
● Face
● Brace
● Take
● Hang on
● Hang tough
● Hold out
● Take it
● Take on
● Hold off
● Ride out
● Fly in the face of
● Grapple with
● Prevail against
● Put up struggle
● Put up with
● Remain firm
● Sit and take it
● Stand fast
● Stand firm
● Stand up against
● Stand up to
● Stick fast
● Win out
Opposite/Antonyms of Withstanding:
● Yield
● Support
● Agree
● Unfasten
● Give up
● Help
● Loosen
● Hide
● Dodge
● Assist
● Aid
● Reject
● Refuse
● Disallow
● Surrender
Sentence/Example of Withstanding:
Thou art a strange creature, said she; there is no withstanding thee.
It is not nearly so capable of withstanding drouth as Rupestris.
In no extremity are we justified in withstanding him by force.
It is a witchery of social czarship which there is no withstanding.
In that case there will be some chance of withstanding their attack.
There is no other way of withstanding the despotism of appetite in any of its forms.
It's a withstanding of injustice, past, present, or to come.
Heloise had found no difficulty at all in withstanding this sort of reasoning.
The desire to know the truth, to see her if he could, mounted to an impulse there was no withstanding.
She was withstanding him, and his male super-power, and his thunderbolt desire.