abides

The word “abides” has 2 syllables: a-bides

It's pronounced as /əˈbaɪdz/

What is synonym and antonym for abides?

In the thesaurus, “abides” has 73 synonyms and 78 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for abides along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for abides

absorbs
accepts
acquiesces
allows
awaits
bears
bides
brooks
capitulates
carries through
cohabits
continues
countenances
dallies
dawdles
dwells
endures
frequents
goes
hacks
handles
hangs around
hangs on
haunts
holds on
holds up
inhabits
keeps up
lasts
leases
lingers
lives
lives with
lodges
loiters
meets
occupies
outstays
overstays
peoples
perdures
permits
persists
pockets
populates
prevails
remains
rents
resides
respects
runs on
settles
stands
stands for
stays
sticks around
sticks out
stomachs
sublets
suffers
supports
survives
sustains
swallows
sweats out
takes
tarries
tenants
tolerates
toughs it out
visits
waits
wears

Antonyms for abides

abandons
abates
absconds
avoids
bails
bails out
books
bugs out
bypasses
ceases
circumvents
clears off
clears out
closes
combats
concludes
contests
cuts out
decamps
declines
departs
deserts
desists
dies
discontinues
dismisses
dodges
ebbs
eludes
ends
escapes
evacuates
evades
exits
expires
fights
finishes
flees
flies
forbears
forsakes
gets off
gets out
goes
goes off
lapses
leaves
leaves off
lets up
misses
moderates
moves
opposes
passes
peels off
pulls out
pushes off
pushes on
quits
refuses
rejects
repudiates
resists
runs away
scats
scrams
skips
spurns
stops
subsides
takes off
terminates
turns down
vacates
vamooses
walks out
wanes
winds up

Meanings of abides

verb
1. To endure without yielding; to withstand; await defiantly; to encounter; to persevere.
2. To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with; stand.
3. To pay for; to stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for; to atone for.
4. To wait in expectation.
5. To pause; to delay.
6. To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.
7. To have one's abode; to dwell; to reside; to sojourn.
8. To endure; to remain; to last.
9. To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for.
10. To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under.
11. To await submissively; accept without question; submit to.

Example Sentences

Abides by his own moral code, even when faced with adversity.
The law abides by the principles of justice and equality for all citizens.
She abides by the traditions of her culture with reverence and respect.
As a leader, he ensures that his team abides by the organization's values and mission.
In times of uncertainty, faith is what she abides by for strength and guidance.

On this page you'll find 151 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to abides, such as: abandons, abates, absconds, absorbs, accepts, acquiesces, allows.

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