to live with

Examples

• All

• I can live with it.

  Blood Hook (1987)

• Now, how do I choose to live with that degree of uncertainty?

  Shawn Ryan Show

• So you can either do something about it now, or live with it forever.

  Thunderbolts* (2025)

• And if you want to live with that, I'll support you in that.

  Andrew Huberman

• Look, I feel very sorry for you, but I just couldn't live with that kind of a problem.

  The Front Page (1974)

• In many cases, the truth might be easier to live with than our nightmarish fantasies.

  Academic text (1999)

• You'd think that would be the simplest thing in the world to live with, wouldn't you?

  Maybe I Do (2023)

• Sometimes life gets tough, but you have to learn to live with the challenges.

• After the accident, she realized she would need to live with her new reality.

• Everyone faces difficulties, but it's important to live with what you cannot change.

Synonyms

A

to accept

vsto live with

∞ 3.5

To tolerate an unpleasant situation without complaining

is ongoing adjustment because the situation cannot be changed

B

to bear

vsto live with

876 3.9

To accept something difficult or unpleasant

is everyday acceptance of an unchangeable problem rather than heroic endurance

E

to endure

vsto live with

304 3.5

To deal with something difficult for a long time without giving up

is acceptance because change is impossible rather than purely long suffering

T

to tolerate

vsto live with

290 3.5

Endure something unpleasant without complaining

is accepting an ongoing problem because it cannot be changed

P

to put up with

vsto live with

288 4.3

To accept something unpleasant without complaining

is ongoing acceptance especially when there is no way to change things

C

to cope with

vsto live with

150 2.9

Manage a difficult problem, situation or strong feeling

is accepting an ongoing problem rather than actively managing or fixing it

S

to swallow

vsto live with

• Informal

146 7.2

To accept something unpleasant without protest

is ongoing adjustment to a real problem rather than only mentally agreeing

S

stuck with

vsto live with

137 4.6

Having to deal with something unwanted because you have no choice

is ongoing acceptance because the situation cannot be changed

S

to suck it up

vsto live with

• Informal

81 8.8

Accept a difficult situation and continue without complaining

is ongoing acceptance of an unchangeable problem rather than a forced brave act

C

to come to terms with

vsto live with

76 4.1

To accept a difficult or unpleasant situation

is practical ongoing acceptance rather than a slow emotional acceptance process

A

to abide

vsto live with

52 4.6

To not tolerate someone or something unpleasant

is neutral and everyday acceptance rather than formal or old-fashioned endurance

B

to bear the thought

vsto live with

• Informal

9 6.1

To accept or live with an idea that makes you unhappy

is ongoing acceptance of a real problem rather than just tolerating a distressing thought

G

to grin and bear it

vsto live with

• Informal

5 6.8

To accept an unpleasant situation without complaining

is ongoing acceptance of a problem because it cannot be changed not only hiding feelings

H

to hold still for

vsto live with

• Informal

7.5

Allow something unpleasant without complaining

is ongoing acceptance of a difficult situation rather than brief patience

T

to take the rough with the smooth

vsto live with

• Informal

7.7

Accept the good and bad parts of a situation

focuses specifically on enduring unchangeable difficulties rather than balancing good and bad

Antonyms

A

to avoid

∞ 1.0

To stay away from something or not do it to stop something bad from happening

R

to reject

839 1.9

Refuse to accept someone or something

How Tolerant

to embrace

390 3.9

to accept

∞ 3.5

to live with

563 3.9

to put up with

288 4.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology