forbear

Nouns

  • (n) a person from whom you are descended forebear,

Verbs

  • (v) refrain from doing
    • she forbore a snicker
    hold back,
  • (v) resist doing something
    • He refrained from hitting him back
    • she could not forbear weeping
    refrain,

Synonyms

forebear hold back refrain

Antonyms

act move

Words of close approximity

forbearance forbearing