Synonyms of withstands

withstands

verb

present tense third-person singular of withstand

as in resists

to refuse to give in to

trying to withstand the temptation to use the beautiful weather as an excuse to take a mental health day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resists
• opposes
• fights
• repels
• defies
• contends (with)
• contradicts
• challenges
• counters
• bucks
• combats
• hinders
• thwarts
• stems
• contests
• frustrates
• disputes
• obstructs
• checks
• baffles
• balks
• battles
• foils

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• yields (to)
• submits (to)
• succumbs (to)
• surrenders (to)
• gives in (to)
• bows (to)
• stoops (to)
• capitulates (to)
• knuckles under (to)