withstand

Speech parts

1. withstand - Verb

2. withstand - Preposition

Meaning

To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hold resist defy hold up hold out stand firm brook support take last battle experience bear buck wether

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Antonyms

popper rabat hank eff bend viola

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Hypernyms

fight defend resist oppose hold out fight back

Hyponyms

hold weather stand brave endure defy

Phrases with the word

able to withstand water to withstand

Derivatives

withstood withstanding

Examples

Few men have virtue enough to withstand the highest bidder. George Washington

Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress. Alan Perlis

Fortune blinds men when she does not wish them to withstand the violence of her onslaughts. Livy

God does not ask to withstand more than is possible. Amara Proverb

A mud hut cannot withstand great shocks. Swahili Proverb

God does not ask to withstand more than is possible. Albanian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

withset withsit withspeak withstandable withstander withstandingness