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bear

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of BEAR

to bring forth from the womb <luckily, she turned out to be able to bear children after all>

Synonyms birth [chiefly dialect], deliver, drop, have, mother, produce

Related Words labor; breed, multiply, propagate, reproduce, spawn; beget, father, generate, get, sire; calve, kid, kindle, kitten, litter, pup, whelp

Phrases give birth to

Near Antonyms abort, lose, miscarry

to put up with (something painful or difficult) <I can't bear the thought of losing another loved one>

Synonyms abide, absorb, accept, bide [chiefly dialect], brook, countenance, endure, go, hack, handle, meet, pocket, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, sweat out, take, tolerate, wear [British]

Related Words allow, permit, suffer, swallow; reconcile (to); acquiesce, agree (with or to), assent (to), capitulate, consent (to), respect, submit (to), yield (to)

Phrases live with, lump (it), stand for, tough (it) out

Near Antonyms decline, dismiss, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn, turn down; combat, contest, fight, oppose, resist; avoid, bypass, circumvent, dodge, elude, escape, evade, miss; abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)

to have a relation or connection <I just found another fact that bears on this issue>

Synonyms appertain, bear, pertain, refer, relate

Related Words affect, concern, interest, involve, touch; associate, connect, couple, interrelate, link, tie in; deal (with), treat

to go on a specified course or in a certain direction <the road bears left after the second traffic light>

Synonyms bear, make

to hold up or serve as a foundation for <the wooden bridge will only bear one truck at a time>

Synonyms bear, bolster, brace, buttress, carry, prop (up), shore (up), stay, sustain, undergird, underpin, uphold

Related Words steady, truss, underlie

to keep in one's mind or heart <I'm not one to bear grudges>

Synonyms bear, cherish, entertain, have, hold, nurse

Related Words cultivate, foster, nurture, support, sustain; carry, keep, maintain, preserve, remember, retain, treasure; cleave (to), cling (to), hug, stick (to); brood (about or over), fixate (on or upon), obsess (about or over)

Near Antonyms disregard, drop, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook; abjure, decline, deny, disdain, refuse, reject, repudiate, scorn; abandon, desert, discard, forsake, give up, part (with), quit, renounce, throw out; erase, expunge

to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way <she bore herself well in her first public speaking event>

Synonyms acquit, bear, carry, comport, conduct, demean, deport, quit

Related Words check, collect, compose, constrain, contain, control, curb, handle, inhibit, quiet, repress, restrain; moderate, modulate, temper; act, impersonate, play

Near Antonyms act up, carry on, cut up, misbehave, misconduct

to support and take from one place to another <the rescue team came bearing much-needed food and supplies>

Synonyms bear, cart, convey, ferry, haul, lug, pack, tote, transport

Related Words deliver, hand over, transfer; forward, send, ship, transmit; bring, fetch, take; move, remove, shift

to take to or upon oneself <I bear some responsibility for the mishap>

Synonyms accept, bear, shoulder, take over, undertake

Related Words adopt, embrace, take up; advocate, back, champion, endorse (also indorse), espouse, stand by, support, uphold; accede, acquiesce, agree, assent, consent; reaccept, reassume

Near Antonyms abjure, recant, renounce, retract, take back, unsay, withdraw; decline, refuse, reject, spurn, turn down; abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from); avoid, bypass, detour; abandon, abnegate, forsake, give up, relinquish, spurn, surrender; back down, back off, backtrack

Antonyms disavow, disclaim, disown, repudiate

to wear or have on one's person <the right to bear arms>

Synonyms bear, pack

Related Words flaunt, show off, sport; display, exhibit, parade, show

to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction <the path will bear north after that marked tree>

Synonyms bear, extend, go, head, lead, lie

Related Words cross, cut, pass; course, follow, span, traverse

to have as a requirement <the violence in that country bears watching if the world wants to avoid a serious international conflict>

Synonyms bear, challenge, claim, demand, necessitate, require, take, want, warrant

Related Words entail, involve; ask, beg, claim, clamor (for), cry (for); hurt (for), lack; command, enjoin, exact, insist, press, quest, stipulate

Near Antonyms own, possess

Antonyms have, hold

to have within <gold-bearing ore>

Synonyms bear, boast, hold

Related Words accommodate, fit, take; case, encase, enclose (also inclose), encompass; harbor, house, lodge, shelter

to occupy a place or location <a hot, humid air mass is now bearing just south of the Gulf Coast>

Synonyms be, bear, lie, sit

Related Words command, overlook; hang around, remain, rest, stay, stick around, tarry; await, wait; post, station; dwell, reside

to produce as revenue <an interest-bearing savings account>

Synonyms bear, give, pay, return

Related Words bring in, net; afford, furnish, provide, supply; pay off

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