brooked
Allowed to happen
Brooked is the past tense of brook, meaning to tolerate or accept something unpleasant.
The verb almost always appears in negative constructions: She brooked no opposition.
The coach brooked no excuses from his players.
To brook something is to put up with it, so to brook no something is to refuse to tolerate it at all.
Granted permission to proceed
- permittedGranted leave to proceed
- sufferedUnderwent pain or hardship
- enduredBore without yielding
- acceptedFormally agreed to
borne · stomached · countenanced · abided · stood · swallowed · overlooked · condoned
Successfully opposed or survived
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- survivedRemained alive through hardship
- sustainedKept up continuously
- perseveredContinued despite difficulty
braved · faced · confronted · coped · outlasted · persisted · resilience · fortitude
Openly resisted authority
- resistedRefused to yield
- challengedDisputed or questioned
- objectedExpressed disapproval formally
- refusedDeclined to accept
disputed · contradicted · dissent · interference · interruption · delay
allowed
Granted permission to proceed
accepted · borne · stomached · countenanced · abided · stood · swallowed · overlooked · condoned · indulged
withstood
Successfully opposed or survived
persevered · braved · faced · confronted · coped · outlasted · persisted · resilience · fortitude · steadfastness
defied
Openly resisted authority
- resistedRefused to yield
- challengedDisputed or questioned
- objectedExpressed disapproval formally
refused · disputed · contradicted · dissent · interference · interruption · delay
- babbling brookSmall stream making sounds
- bubbling brook
- Mel Brooks
- Garth BrooksBestselling male country artist
- Brooks BrothersHeritage American clothier
- brook troutEastern North American char