ENDURED Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

endured

verb

past tense of endure

as in experienced

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it an elderly couple who have endured the ups and downs of a half century of married life

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as in tolerated

to put up with (something painful or difficult) at some point we all have to endure the loss of a beloved pet

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as in remained

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state the fashion business is built on change, since nobody expects a particular clothing style to endure

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Recent Examples of endured Crystal Palace beat 2025 champions Liverpool on penalties in last season’s showpiece, before Liverpool endured a disappointing title defence. — Dean Jones, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Yet for Asian countries that endured Japanese imperial rule and expansion, Yasukuni remains a symbol of Japan’s militarism. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 And Above Ground includes poems to his children about what their ancestors endured and escaped. — Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026 Michael was charged with multiple accounts of child abuse and endured a months-long trial that was highly publicized. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026 Looking back over the years, this is by far the biggest and longest trading range the stock has endured. — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 At the end of this testing, the antenna had endured 200 simulated Mars landings and was still working just fine. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026 For Alexander, that’s been something of a de facto mantra over the past three decades as New Radicals have endured well beyond their heyday. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026 The classic coaster, affectionately known as Monty by fans and Zoom by Knott’s, has endured a seemingly endless series of stops and starts during the past four years. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Rural locations showed little change, while cities outside the path — even those that experienced a very deep partial solar eclipse — did not display the same seismic pattern.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
One of the show’s consultants had experienced a similar loss, and their insights helped the writing staff find dramatic resonance.

— Maureen Lee Lenker, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of experienced

Verb

The vandalism that occurred is an utter disgrace and will not be tolerated.

— Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Stern’s decisive response to the Malice at the Palace – the suspensions of the players as well as the punishments meted out to the fans – sent a clear message that such behavior would not be tolerated.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of tolerated

Verb

As her pregnancy progressed, Kabita’s belly swelled while the rest of her remained gaunt.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
When the Los Angeles County wildfires broke out last year, the Palisades Village remained largely unscathed after Caruso hired private firefighters to protect it.

— Tom Wait, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of remained

Verb

This Monaco friendly will also offer an indication of the fitness levels of key players Jack Rudoni, who underwent shoulder surgery in late April, and Haji Wright.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Prechtel gets run With Stokes out with a concussion and smallball five Salaun dealing with a sore knee, the Valkyries’ center rotation underwent a major overhaul.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of underwent

Verb

The Triton then handled the navigation, sensor employment, onboard processing and reporting associated with the task.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
JPMorgan’s Kinexys network processes more than $7 billion a day and has handled over $4 trillion since launch.

— Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of handled

Verb

His velocity has continued to sink lower than his average speed in past seasons.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
More than 1,100 homes were destroyed and at least 8,300 were damaged as rescue workers and volunteers continued searching for survivors, CBS News reported.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of continued

Verb

Progress on a new distribution deal has been glacial but Premier League clubs have, at least, recently put a proper offer to EFL, though one which seems unlikely to be accepted.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Ruiz was also amiable and generous-hearted in these moments, less severe than usual, and accepted their help.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026

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