abided

Put up with

Abided is the past tense of abide, meaning to tolerate or accept: I abided his complaints for years.

It also appears in the phrase abided by, meaning followed or honored: She abided by the rules.

The alternative past tense abode is rarer and sounds literary or old-fashioned.

compliance

obedience

Compliance with authority

adherenceFaithful following of something
conformityAdherence to norms
observanceKeeping of customs

followed · respected · honored · upheld · obeyed · submitted · acquiesced · deferred · conformed · heeded

endurance

persevered

Continued despite difficulty

enduredBore without yielding
persistedContinued despite difficulty
lastedRemained through time

remained · continued · survived · withstood · weathered · outlasted · sustained · resilience · fortitude · tenacity

dwelling

stayed

Continued being present

remainedStayed in place
dweltLived in a place
residedOccupied a dwelling

lingered · waited · rested · tarried · sojourned · lodged · settled · inhabited · occupied · continued

Categories

followed rulesadhered, followed, complied, obeyed, conformed
stuck togetherglued, taped, pasted, cemented, bonded

Opposites

tolerance/acceptance

Refused or turned away

refused · resisted · repudiated · spurned · opposed

remaining/staying

abidedfled

Escaped from danger

left · departed · abandoned · vacated · evacuated

compliance

Broke a rule

broke · disobeyed · defied · rejected · transgressed

Phrases

abide byFollow or observe
abiding byFollowing rules or agreements
law abiding citizen
abided byComplied with fully

Family

abiding, abide, abides, abide by, abider, abiders

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Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G