Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  withstand 
 
  2  senses  of  withstand 
 
  Sense  1 
  defy,  withstand,  hold  hold  up 
  =>  weather,  endure,  brave,  brave  out 
 
  Sense  2 
  resist,  hold  out  withstand,  stand  firm 
  =>  stand  out 
  =>  stand  up 
  =>  outbrave 
  =>  hold  off 
  =>  stand  remain  firm 
  =>  defy,  withstand,  hold  hold  up 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  withstand 
 
  2  senses  of  withstand 
 
  Sense  1 
  defy,  withstand,  hold  hold  up 
  =>  weather,  endure,  brave,  brave  out 
 
  Sense  2 
  resist,  hold  out  withstand,  stand  firm 
  =>  stand  out 
  =>  stand  up 
  =>  outbrave 
  =>  hold  off 
  =>  stand  remain  firm 
  =>  defy,  withstand,  hold  hold  up 
  =>  weather,  endure,  brave,  brave  out 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  withstand 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  withstand 
 
  2  senses  of  withstand 
 
  Sense  1 
  defy,  withstand,  hold  hold  up 
  =>  resist,  hold  out  withstand,  stand  firm 
 
  Sense  2 
  resist,  hold  out  withstand,  stand  firm 
  =>  fight,  oppose,  fight  back  fight  down  defend 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  withstand 
 
  withstand  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  withstand 
 
  Sense  1 
  defy,  withstand,  hold  hold  up 
  =>  resist,  hold  out  withstand,  stand  firm 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  resist,  hold  out  withstand,  stand  firm 
  =>  fight,  oppose,  fight  back  fight  down  defend 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  withstand 
 
  The  verb  withstand  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  defy,  withstand,  hold  hold  up  --  (resist  or  confront  with  resistance;  "The  politician  defied  public  opinion";  "The  new  material  withstands  even  the  greatest  wear  and  tear";  "The  bridge  held") 
  2.  (1)  resist,  hold  out  withstand,  stand  firm  --  (stand  up  or  offer  resistance  to  somebody  or  something) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  withstand 
 
  The  verb  withstand  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  defy,  withstand,  hold  hold  up  --  (resist  or  confront  with  resistance;  "The  politician  defied  public  opinion";  "The  new  material  withstands  even  the  greatest  wear  and  tear";  "The  bridge  held") 
  2.  (1)  resist,  hold  out  withstand,  stand  firm  --  (stand  up  or  offer  resistance  to  somebody  or  something) 

browse words by letter
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
or search   thesauri dictionary search words