Withstand синонимы

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1. withstand

   Synonyms:
   deny, disallow, disapprove, forbid, protest, refuse, reject, resist

   Antonyms:
   admit, allow, concede, consent to, grant, let, permit, sanction, suffer, tolerate, yield

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1. withstand

   Synonyms:
   oppose, resist, confront, thwart, face

   Antonyms:
   yield, surrender, submit, acquiesce, countenance, support, encourage, aid, abet, back

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1. defy, withstand, hold, hold upverb

   resist or confront with resistance

   «The politician defied public opinion»; «The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear»; «The bridge held»

   Synonyms:
   accommodate, book, stand up, retain, moderate, view as, support, apply, hold back, harbour, hold out, take hold, bind, defy, hold up, arrest, dare, live, take, have, concord, survive, live on, check, make, take for, go for, stand firm, keep, defend, control, harbor, deem, throw, obligate, carry, give, adjudge, entertain, nurse, oblige, curb, hold, stick up, last, confine, hold water, have got, go, endure, restrain, declare, agree, hold in, delay, halt, contain, concur, maintain, guard, keep back, sustain, prevail, reserve, admit, obtain, refuse, resist, detain, bear

2. resist, hold out, withstand, stand firmverb

   stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

   Synonyms:
   live, exsert, reject, hold firm, stand pat, stand, last, refuse, stretch forth, wear, hold up, hold out, fend, stand fast, hold, balk, live on, dissent, put out, stretch out, extend, jib, go, endure, stand firm, defy, baulk, survive, protest, resist

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1. Denise Caruso:

   It shouldn’t be too much of a surprise that the Internet has evolved into a force strong enough to reflect the greatest hopes and fears of those who use it. After all, it was designed to withstand nuclear war, not just the puny huffs and puffs of politicians and religious fanatics.

2. Bryden Teich:

   No one can predict where oil prices are going to be in six months or a year. So for us, we’re trying to pick companies that can withstand a period of lower prices for longer.

3. Pete Werner:

   Their hotels are built to exceed Florida building codes so they’re built to withstand a Category 5 hurricane, it’s a self-contained city.

4. Lamar Villere:

   The companies that are going to be able to withstand this are the ones that have a sort of moat around their businesses.

5. Joe Manchin:

   We cannot basically have a divided country, and we cannot withstand that.

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