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Synonyms for forbear in English

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forbear:
- forebear; forbear
- refrain; forbear; hold back

English

Detailed Synonyms for forbear in English

forbear:

forbear [the ~] noun

the forbear

– a person from whom you are descended ¹
the forebear; the forbear
– a person from whom you are descended ¹
- forebear [the ~] noun
- forbear [the ~] noun

forbear verb

forbear

– resist doing something ¹
refrain; forbear
– resist doing something ¹
- refrain verb
  - He refrained from hitting him back¹
- forbear verb
  - she could not forbear weeping¹
forbear

– refrain from doing ¹
to hold back; forbear
– refrain from doing ¹
- hold back verb (holds back, held back, holding back)
- forbear verb

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 descended¹
resist doing something¹
- she could not forbear weeping¹
refrain from doing¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University