" bears "

1: to bring forth from the womb;

  * e.g., " ... luckily, she turned out to be able to bear children after all "

•  Synonyms : 

•  births,

•  delivers,

•  drops,

•  has,

•  mothers,

•  produces

•  Antonyms : 

•  disavows,

•  disclaims,

•  disowns,

•  repudiates

2: to put up with (something painful or difficult);

  * e.g., " ... I can't bear the thought of losing another loved one "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abides,

•  absorbs,

•  accepts,

•  bides,

•  brooks,

•  countenances,

•  endures,

•  goes,

•  hacks,

•  handles,

•  meets,

•  pockets,

•  stands,

•  sticks out,

•  stomachs,

•  supports,

•  sustains,

•  sweats out,

•  takes,

•  tolerates,

•  wears

•  Antonyms : 

•  has,

•  holds

3: to have a relation or connection;

  * e.g., " ... I just found another fact that bears on this issue "

•  Synonyms : 

•  appertains,

•  applies,

•  pertains,

•  refers,

•  relates

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to bring forth from the womb;

  * e.g., " ... luckily, she turned out to be able to bear children after all "

•  Synonyms : 

•  birth,

•  deliver,

•  drop,

•  have,

•  mother,

•  produce

•  Antonyms : 

•  disavow,

•  disclaim,

•  disown,

•  repudiate

2: to put up with (something painful or difficult);

  * e.g., " ... I can't bear the thought of losing another loved one "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abide,

•  absorb,

•  accept,

•  bide,

•  brook,

•  countenance,

•  endure,

•  go,

•  hack,

•  handle,

•  meet,

•  pocket,

•  stand,

•  stick out,

•  stomach,

•  support,

•  sustain,

•  sweat out,

•  take,

•  tolerate,

•  wear

•  Antonyms : 

•  have,

•  hold

3: to have a relation or connection;

  * e.g., " ... I just found another fact that bears on this issue "

•  Synonyms : 

•  appertain,

•  apply,

•  pertain,

•  refer,

•  relate

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to push steadily against with some force;

  * e.g., " ... you need to bear down on that cap a bit to get it to latch tightly "

•  Synonyms : 

•  depress,

•  press,

•  shove,

•  weigh (on or upon)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in squeezes, pressures;

•  Synonyms : 

•  compresses,

•  depresses,

•  jams,

•  pressures,

•  squashes,

•  squeezes,

•  weighs (upon),

•  impels,

•  moves,

•  bulldozes,

•  compels,

•  forces,

•  leans (on or against),

•  muscles,

•  rams,

•  drives,

•  propels,

•  pushes,

•  shoves,

•  thrusts

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in refers (to), relates (to);

•  Synonyms : 

•  appertains (to),

•  refers (to),

•  relates (to),

•  concerns,

•  covers,

•  deals (with),

•  pertains (to),

•  treats (of),

•  adverts (to),

•  alludes (to),

•  cites,

•  glances (upon),

•  instances,

•  mentions,

•  names,

•  notes,

•  notices,

•  quotes,

•  specifies,

•  touches (upon),

•  offers,

•  presents,

•  contains,

•  embraces,

•  encompasses,

•  entails,

•  includes,

•  incorporates

•  Antonyms : 

•  excludes,

•  omits,

•  disregards,

•  forgets,

•  ignores,

•  neglects,

•  overlooks,

•  overpasses,

•  passes over,

•  slights,

•  slurs (over),

•  brushes (aside or off),

•  rejects,

•  shrugs off

1: as in refers (to), relates (to);

•  Synonyms : 

•  appertains (to),

•  applies (to),

•  pertains (to),

•  refers (to),

•  relates (to),

•  affects,

•  concerns,

•  involves,

•  touches,

•  embroils,

•  ensnares,

•  entangles,

•  implicates

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in suffers, stands;

•  Synonyms : 

•  abides,

•  endures,

•  stands,

•  suffers,

•  tolerates,

•  adopts,

•  embraces,

•  espouses,

•  stomachs,

•  swallows,

•  takes,

•  accedes,

•  acquiesces,

•  agrees,

•  assents,

•  comes round,

•  consents,

•  subscribes,

•  bows,

•  knuckles under,

•  relents,

•  submits,

•  succumbs,

•  yields

•  Antonyms : 

•  dissents,

•  rebuffs,

•  refuses,

•  rejects,

•  scorns,

•  spurns,

•  denies,

•  gainsays

1: to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of;

  * e.g., " ... the newly discovered papers bore out the rumors about the president's personal life "

•  Synonyms : 

•  argues,

•  attests,

•  authenticates,

•  certifies,

•  confirms,

•  corroborates,

•  substantiates,

•  supports,

•  validates,

•  verifies,

•  vindicates

•  Antonyms : 

•  disproves,

•  rebuts,

•  refutes

1: a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work;

  * e.g., " ... the upcoming kitchen renovation sounds like a real bear "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beasts,

•  chores,

•  headaches,

•  jobs,

•  killers,

•  labors

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: an irritable and complaining person;

  * e.g., " ... you've been a real bear lately—are you having a bad week? "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bellyachers,

•  complainers,

•  crabs,

•  cranks,

•  croakers,

•  crosspatches,

•  curmudgeons,

•  fussers,

•  gripers,

•  grouches,

•  grousers,

•  growlers,

•  grumblers,

•  grumps,

•  murmurers,

•  mutterers,

•  sourpusses,

•  whiners

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work;

  * e.g., " ... the upcoming kitchen renovation sounds like a real bear "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beast,

•  chore,

•  headache,

•  job,

•  killer,

•  labor

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: an irritable and complaining person;

  * e.g., " ... you've been a real bear lately—are you having a bad week? "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bellyacher,

•  complainer,

•  crab,

•  crank,

•  crosspatch,

•  curmudgeon,

•  fusser,

•  griper,

•  grouch,

•  grouser,

•  growler,

•  grumbler,

•  grump,

•  murmurer,

•  mutterer,

•  sourpuss,

•  whiner

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)