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forebearance

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Definition of forebearance word

  • noun forebearance Misspelling of forbearance. 1

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Parts of speech for Forebearance

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

forebearance popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for forebearance

noun forebearance

  • ability — Your ability to do something is the fact that you can do it.
  • capacity — The capacity of a container is its volume, or the amount of liquid it can hold, measured in units such as litres or gallons.
  • courage — Courage is the quality shown by someone who decides to do something difficult or dangerous, even though they may be afraid.
  • fortitude — mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously: Never once did her fortitude waver during that long illness.
  • grit — abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.

Antonyms for forebearance

noun forebearance

  • apathy — You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.
  • cowardice — Cowardice is cowardly behaviour.
  • idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
  • impotence — the condition or quality of being impotent; weakness.
  • inability — lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.

Top questions with forebearance

  • what is forebearance?
  • what is a forebearance agreement?
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