" countenanced "

1: as in condoned, brooked;

•  Synonyms : 

•  brooked,

•  condoned,

•  accorded,

•  granted,

•  sanctioned,

•  vouchsafed,

•  encouraged,

•  promoted,

•  supported,

•  accepted,

•  accredited,

•  allowed,

•  appropriate,

•  approved,

•  authorized,

•  certified,

•  endorsed,

•  lawful,

•  legal,

•  legitimate,

•  licensed,

•  OK,

•  permitted,

•  warranted,

•  commanded,

•  mandatory,

•  ordered,

•  required,

•  acceptable,

•  bearable,

•  endurable,

•  tolerable,

•  proper,

•  seemly,

•  suitable,

•  tolerated,

•  unobjectionable,

•  allowable,

•  permissible,

•  permissive,

•  sufferable

•  Antonyms : 

•  banned,

•  barred,

•  forbidden,

•  impermissible,

•  interdicted,

•  outlawed,

•  prohibited,

•  proscribed,

•  taboo,

•  verboten,

•  intolerable,

•  unacceptable,

•  unbearable,

•  unendurable,

•  illegal,

•  illegitimate,

•  illicit,

•  improper,

•  inappropriate,

•  unauthorized,

•  unlawful,

•  unlicensed

1: to have a favorable opinion of;

  * e.g., " ... I don't countenance such behavior in children of any age "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accepted,

•  approved (of),

•  cared (for),

•  favored,

•  OK'd,

•  subscribed (to)

•  Antonyms : 

•  disapproved (of),

•  discountenanced,

•  disfavored,

•  frowned (on or upon)

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

  * e.g., " ... countenanced the delays and inconveniences of traveling by air with good grace "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abided,

•  absorbed,

•  accepted,

•  bode,

•  bore,

•  brooked,

•  endured,

•  hacked,

•  handled,

•  met,

•  pocketed,

•  stomached,

•  stood,

•  stuck out,

•  supported,

•  sustained,

•  sweat out,

•  tolerated,

•  took,

•  went,

•  wore

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to have a favorable opinion of;

  * e.g., " ... I don't countenance such behavior in children of any age "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accept,

•  approve (of),

•  care (for),

•  favor,

•  OK,

•  subscribe (to)

•  Antonyms : 

•  disapprove (of),

•  discountenance,

•  disfavor,

•  frown (on or upon)

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

  * e.g., " ... countenanced the delays and inconveniences of traveling by air with good grace "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abide,

•  absorb,

•  accept,

•  bear,

•  bide,

•  brook,

•  endure,

•  go,

•  hack,

•  handle,

•  meet,

•  pocket,

•  stand,

•  stick out,

•  stomach,

•  support,

•  sustain,

•  sweat out,

•  take,

•  tolerate,

•  wear

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)