fare

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of FARE

to meet one's day-to-day needs <residents of the flood-ravaged town are faring much better than one might have expected>

Synonyms cope, do, fare, get by, get on, make out, manage, shift

Related Words carry on, contrive, scrape (by or through), scrounge; last, survive; eke out, scrape (out), squeeze, wrest, wring; afford, swing

Near Antonyms collapse, fail, fall short, fizzle, flounder; decline, peter (out), slump, wane; give up

to move forward along a course <families can be seen faring along the road to the campground while driving or towing all manner of conveyance>

Synonyms advance, come, come along, do, fare, forge, get along, get on, go along, go off, march, pace, proceed, progress

Related Words accelerate, fast-forward, speed; approach, near; journey, pass, repair, run, travel, wend; actuate, drive, impel, propel, push; take out

Near Antonyms arrest, balk, block, check, detain, halt, hinder, hold back, impede, nip, obstruct, slow (down or up), stem; repress, retard, stunt, suppress; delay, interrupt, stall; cramp, hamper, inhibit; cease, let up, pause; regress; wait

Antonyms remain, stand, stay, stop

to take a meal <diners at this charming country inn will fare sumptuously in an authentic colonial atmosphere>

Synonyms eat, fare, feed, partake, refresh, victual

Related Words banquet, feast, repast; chow (down), dig in; glut, gorge, gormandize, overeat, overfeed, pig out; graze, nibble, nosh, pick, snack; board, mess, dine out; breakfast, lunch, sup; picnic

Near Antonyms diet, fast

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