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withstand
verb as in endure, bear
Strong matches
Example Sentences
Ireland were beaten by France in Dublin, while Scotland withstood a Wales fightback to claim victory and recover from defeat by England, who cruised past Italy.
Both teams were sloppy, the Bruins forcing 19 turnovers while withstanding 24 of their own.
“You attacked all Syrians and thus committed an unforgivable sin. The response has come, and you have not been able to withstand it.”
“You need nerve, you need to be able to withstand stuff,” says Courtland Milloy, former columnist and reporter for the Post.
Colossal Biosciences says that the experiments with hairy mice was a step towards genetically modifying elephants to be hairy and better able to withstand the cold.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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