carried on
Continued despite obstacles
Carried on means continued despite difficulty or interruption: She carried on with her work after the phone call.
It also describes conducting or managing something: They carried on a long-distance relationship for years.
In British usage, to carry on can mean to make a fuss or behave emotionally: Stop carrying on about it.
- persistedContinued despite difficulty
- continuedWent on without stopping
- proceededWent on, moved forward
- went onContinued or occurred
- sustainedKept up continuously
upheld · soldiered · kept on · maintained · resumed · went through with · advanced · pursued · prolonged · perpetuated · progressed · went ahead · endured · raged · vented · happened · lasted · kept going
- pressed onpressed on, pushed on, persisted, persevered, continued
- kept goingcontinued, lasted, persisted, endured, kept going
- took actionacted, took charge, took control, took command, initiated