withstander

Questions about withstander

What does withstander mean?

withstander means "an opponent who resists with force or resolution". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in withstander?

withstander has 3 syllables: with-stan-der. The stress falls on "with".

What is another word for withstander?

Close synonyms include defender. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is withstander a common word?

withstander is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.