ABIDED Synonyms: 172 Similar and Opposite Words

abided

verb

variants also abode

past tense of abide

as in remained

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 lived

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 tolerated

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

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as in continued

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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Recent Examples of abided The sturgeon is an armored beast of a fish that has abided on this planet for at least 120 million years. — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026 The Saudis in particular have viewed the Iranian regime as a menace that must be abided. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2026 Since the rules kicked in on December 10, major platforms have primarily abided, though Reddit is taking its issues legal and Australian media reports Google has threatened to sue. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025 And yet, for a vocal minority, there is something fraudulent about Chloé Zhao’s film that cannot be abided. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025 Indian officials have said New Delhi has always abided by international sanctions and would do so in the case of Russia oil purchases. — Rajesh Roy, Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2025 Indian officials have said New Delhi has always abided by international sanctions and would do so in the case of Russia oil purchases as well. — CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025 If the game had abided by old kickoff rules, the Pats likely would have settled for a touchback and not provided that exciting moment for fans, nor the momentum boost for themselves. — Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Almost half of those who abided by boundaries (45%) reported low burnout, compared to 6% of those who struggled to do so. — Samantha Dewalt, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025

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Though the station itself was torn down in the late 1960s, the Caledonian hotel remained, and has been under Waldorf Astoria's ownership since 2012.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
From there on out, Anderson remained a frequent collaborator with the Coen Brothers, going on to storyboard each of their films.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of remained

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Yet as related here in the low-key delivery of someone who not just survived but lived to be 101 years old, Jaku was able to enjoy the love, peace, contentment and security he was denied in his youth.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
For someone who has never lived here, Miami Beach can appear almost absurdly beautiful.

— Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of lived

Verb

After a concertgoer died in the audience at a Carson music festival on Saturday, an artist is outraged the show continued while the deceased was still on-site.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Temasek, however, remains bullish on AI over the longer term and has continued to increase investments into the sector.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of continued

Verb

For scientists, the harder question has been how oxygen stayed abundant for millions of years afterward — long enough, as ancient rocks suggest, to set the stage for the emergence of increasingly complex life.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026
The couple stayed married for 65 years, until Estelle’s death in 2008.

— Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of stayed

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The Avignon papacy of the 14th century, a period when several popes resided in what is now southern France, accelerated this evolution.

— Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
Prosecutors said Liu, a Chinese national, formerly resided in San Jose and had applied for asylum.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of resided

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In January, its investigators reported finding more than 100 hallucinated citations in papers accepted at NeurIPS, one of the world’s top AI research conferences, as Fortune first reported.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Walk-ups to the center will be accepted and the facility has storage available for personal belongings if needed.

— Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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