suffered

verb

past tense of suffer
1
as in experienced
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it willingly suffered hardships so that their children would have a better life

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2
as in grieved
to feel deep sadness or mental pain the husband suffered deeply at the mere suggestion that he had been unfaithful

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3
as in permitted
to give permission for or to approve of contends that the death penalty is something that no civilized society should suffer

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as in allowed
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference I will not suffer you to insult me so!

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Recent Examples of suffered Moreno has also accused her ex-husband of harming their 2-year-old daughter, who suffered a fractured collarbone in February. — Lara Korte The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026 The team also was down to one practice-squad call-up running back in Dameon Pierce for a bulk of the game, too, after Carson Steele suffered a shoulder injury and couldn’t return to the game. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026 Simmons suffered the injury during practice, ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported Sunday afternoon. — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026 The report from the NFL Network said Smith suffered a lower-leg injury. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 French media reported a protester suffered a medical emergency in the street during the march. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026 Linebacker Mo Toure also suffered an injury in the second quarter and returned to the game, and Fletcher left the game with an injury. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026 Since then, countless carriage horses have suffered and died. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026 The previously unbeaten Longhorns suffered a 27-24 loss to unranked Oklahoma on a last-second field goal in the Red River Rivalry game at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Saturday. — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffered
  1. experienced
  2. grieved
  3. permitted
  4. allowed
  5. had
  6. mourned
  7. tolerated
  8. underwent
Verb
  • People with the second phenotype, called durable, might have grown up in a predictable world—for example, a strict religious sect or just a family that experienced little change—and developed only certain coping strategies as a result.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Kyiv has said that drones relying on the service stopped working at speeds above 100 mph, and also experienced disruptions when flying at lower speeds.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of experienced
Verb
  • Several fans grieved the restaurant’s closing on its social pages.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Jake Reiner sat for an interview with ABC7 Los Angeles on Thursday, delving into how his surviving family has grieved during the past several months since his parents’ deaths.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of grieved
Verb
  • However, his family has not been permitted a new in-person visit to independently assess his condition.
    — Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • In my view, the root cause is corporate power—the way modern corporations are owned, governed, and permitted to organize markets and politics to their own advantage—and how relentlessly that power has concentrated over the past 50 years.
    — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of permitted
Verb
  • Open Doors officials requested accommodation for a 40-person group-living facility at the site, where such facilities are normally not allowed under city rules.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The Gators figured out something on defense Florida arrived in Austin ranked last among 16 SEC teams in yards allowed, 15th in points allowed and third-down conversion rate, and 13th in plays of 20 yards or more yielded.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of allowed
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  • One was Larry Page, the 53-year-old Google cofounder who had ties to California for decades and began severing them after the wealth tax proposal.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Both events revealed that the old models of long- and short-duration GRBs had holes in them.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of had
Verb
  • Dustin Hada, the head coach of Southern Nazarene’s football program, also mourned the loss of his player on social media.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • When the world mourned the death of a beloved monarch in 2023, Prince Edward was grieving the loss of his beloved cousin.
    — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of mourned
Verb
  • Ultimately, the court did not sanction Wagner in the case, but the decision stands to put attorneys and other professionals in Tax Court on notice that AI hallucinations will not be tolerated.
    — Kaitlin Newkirk, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The Star’s investigation, published in 2020, documented decades of systemic racism and sexism tolerated by Fire Department leadership and City Hall.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of tolerated
Verb
  • Smith did not take the field on Monday evening after he was hit on the helmet while batting and underwent a concussion test.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The building is one of the earliest examples of steel-frame architecture in the region and recently underwent an extensive restoration.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of underwent

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“Suffered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffered. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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