ABIDING Synonyms: 196 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ə-ˈbī-diŋ

as in enduring

having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish I have an abiding interest in animal welfare—it's not just a phase I'm going through

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abiding

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verb

present participle of abide

as in remaining

to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time refused to abide where it was clear that he wasn't wanted

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as in living

to have a home the charming fantasy that fairies abide in the cup-shaped flowers dotting the woodland floor

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as in standing

to put up with (something painful or difficult) cannot abide being in huge crowds

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as in lasting

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state the village's once-honored ways no longer abide and now exist only in the memories of a few elders

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Hoult was one of the actors who was reportedly in the running for the titular role; instead, Gunn — the co-chief of DC Studios and the writer-director of the film — picked Hoult to play Luthor, the industry titan with a bald head and an abiding fixation on bringing down the Last Son of Krypton. —

Adam B. Vary, Variety, 20 Nov. 2023 Most academics would feel an abiding and justified sense of personal satisfaction in displaying such testimonials. —

Soudi Jiménez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023 Doing so would help put our solar system in context and resolve some abiding curiosities, said Mary Knapp, an astronomer who studies exoplanets at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Haystack Observatory. —

Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023 Naming this reality is politically contentious, even as a consensus has formed about the abiding and severe inequalities that define it. —

Michael Barnett, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for abiding

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