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Synonyms for "
forbear
" in English
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Summary
English Synonyms:
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forbear:
forbear
;
forebear
refrain
;
forbear
;
hold back
English
Detailed Synonyms for
forbear
in English
forbear:
forbear
[
the ~
]
nom
the forbear
– a person from whom you are descended
1
the
forbear
;
the
forebear
– a person from whom you are descended
1
forbear
[
the ~
]
nom
forebear
[
the ~
]
nom
forbear
verbe
forbear
– resist doing something
1
refrain
;
forbear
– resist doing something
1
refrain
verbe
He refrained from hitting him back
1
forbear
verbe
she could not forbear weeping
1
forbear
– refrain from doing
1
to
hold back
;
forbear
– refrain from doing
1
hold back
verbe
(holds back, held back, holding back)
forbear
verbe
Alternate Synonyms for "forbear":
forebear
;
ancestor
;
ascendant
;
ascendent
;
antecedent
;
root
hold back
;
refrain
refrain
Antonyms for "forbear":
act
Related Definitions for "forbear":
a person from whom you are descended
1
resist doing something
1
she could not forbear weeping
1
refrain from doing
1
1
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University
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