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Forbearance

The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience.

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Delay 76% connected

A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

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Refrain 74% connected

To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.

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Refrain 74% connected

To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.

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Synonym 2

Longanimity 92% connected

Disposition to bear injuries patiently; forbearance; patience.

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Patience 92% connected

The state or quality of being patient; the power of suffering with fortitude; uncomplaining endurance of evils or wrongs, as toil, pain, poverty, ins…

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Conservation noun · 78% connection

the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

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Area noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Arena noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Biodiversity noun · 78% connection

the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirabl…

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Bionomic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Bionomical adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Book verb · 78% connection

arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the sho…

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Condition noun · 78% connection

a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

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Corridor noun · 78% connection

an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

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Defunctness noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Domain noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Ecologic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Ecological adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Endangered adjective · 78% connection

(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction; "an endangered species"

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Extinction noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Field noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Habitat noun · 78% connection

the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"

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Hold verb · 78% connection

arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the sho…

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Abuse verb · 78% connection

To use ill; to maltreat; to act injuriously to; to punish or to tax excessively; to hurt; as, to abuse prisoners, to abuse one's power…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forbearing, waiting, exercise, patience.
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Bear verb · 78% connection

To endure with patience; to be patient.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forbearing, waiting, exercise, patience.
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Connivent adjective · 78% connection

Forbearing to see; designedly inattentive; as, connivent justice.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forbearing, waiting, exercise, patience.
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Cross noun · 78% connection

Affiction regarded as a test of patience or virtue; trial; disappointment; opposition; misfortune.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forbearing, waiting, exercise, patience.
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Drill noun · 78% connection

The act or exercise of training soldiers in the military art, as in the manual of arms, in the execution of evolutions, and the like;…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forbearing, waiting, exercise, patience.
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Endurance noun · 78% connection

The act of bearing or suffering; a continuing under pain or distress without resistance, or without being overcome; sufferance; patien…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forbearing, waiting, exercise, patience.
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Endure verb · 78% connection

To bear with patience; to suffer without opposition or without sinking under the pressure or affliction; to bear up under; to put up w…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forbearing, waiting, exercise, patience.
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Equanimity noun · 78% connection

Evenness of mind; that calm temper or firmness of mind which is not easily elated or depressed; patience; calmness; composure; as, to…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forbearing, waiting, exercise, patience.
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Exercise verb · 78% connection

To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop; hence, also, to improve by practice; to discipline,…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forbearing, waiting, exercise, patience.
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Exhaust verb · 78% connection

To drain, metaphorically; to use or expend wholly, or till the supply comes to an end; to deprive wholly of strength; to use up; to we…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forbearing, waiting, exercise, patience.
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Forbearant adjective · 78% connection

Forbearing.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forbearing, waiting, exercise, patience.
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Gestation noun · 78% connection

Exercise in which one is borne or carried, as on horseback, or in a carriage, without the exertion of his own powers; passive exercise.

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