Synonyms of weathered

weathered

verb

past tense of weather

as in survived

to come safely through

we've weathered worse crises, and so we'll survive this one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• survived
• endured
• lived
• made it (through)
• rode (out)
• withstood
• was
• outlived
• continued
• outlasted
• stood
• held out
• breathed
• lasted
• persisted
• existed
• held on
• wore out
• thrived
• hung on
• flourished
• prospered
• led
• stuck out
• pulled through
• subsisted
• held up
• abided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• died
• passed (on)
• departed
• deceased
• passed away
• expired
• perished
• faded
• disappeared
• evaporated
• vanished
• succumbed
• croaked
• ended
• stopped
• ceased

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of weathered

To interrupt annual carpenter bee colonization of wood, seal existing holes in late summer and paint any unfinished or weathered wood (or replace pieces that are full of galleries). —Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026

English has weathered far worse. —Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026

Hanslovan acknowledged that entrepreneurial grit alone isn’t unique—plenty of founders have weathered VC rejections or bootstrapped from a parents’ basement. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026

Though Ferguson has weathered scandals before — and often managed to recover — a friend describes Andrew's arrest as truly sobering for the former Duchess of York. —Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026