Word Type

Verb

The word "suffer" can be used as a verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

enjoy

Derived Terms

gladly suffer fools insufferable suffer by comparison suffer fools gladly suffer from suffer in silence sufferable sufferance sufferer suffering the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must unsufferable

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

allow be given countenance decline experience feel get go through have incline lean let perceive permit receive run see tend worsen

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

smart sting twinge

Manner Of

be experience feel tend worsen

Related Terms

agonized cry out gnash groan moan scream scrunch shriek spasm squirm sublate sublation wince writhe

Related Terms

allow endure feel hardship pain undergo worse

Similar Terms

abide ache bear brook digest endure have hurt lose put up stand stick out stomach support tolerate

Synonym Network

agonize bear deteriorate digest endure hurt permit

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