Forbear

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

An ancestor, a person from whom one is directly descended.

“The portrait depicted a forbear who had served as a general in the Napoleonic Wars.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

for·bear

Related Words

Synonyms

forebearrefrain

Antonyms

act

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

FOR- prefix and ends in -EAR, containing E and A vowels in the final syllable

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points with B at three points and two common vowels closing the word

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “forbear”.

aberr afore arber arbor barer barre borer farer forra frore rebar rerob rober aero afer afro bare barf barr bear boar boer bora bore

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