endurance
Capacity for perseverance
Endurance is the capacity to withstand hardship, strain, or prolonged effort without giving way.
Physical endurance lets athletes complete marathons; mental endurance gets people through grief or tedious work.
Her endurance impressed everyone on the team.
Endurance events test how long participants can last rather than how fast they can go.
The word implies not just surviving difficulty but maintaining function throughout it.
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- patienceCalm during delays
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
resolve · tenacity · doggedness · steadfastness · constancy · persistence · dedication · commitment
Calm during delays
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
- restraintControl over impulses
perseverance · steadfastness · long-suffering · self-control · stoicism · equanimity · acceptance · humility
Capacity for sustained effort
- fitnessGood physical shape
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- vitalityCapacity for spirited existence
- energyPower to do work
tirelessness · cardiovascular · aerobic · athleticism · robustness · toughness · capacity · strength
Boldness before danger
- valorCourage in danger
- mettleStrength of character
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- backboneVertebral column, or courage
spunk · pluck · stoutheartedness · dauntlessness · intrepidity · gallantry · heroism · boldness
Regaining what was lost
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
- hardinessAbility to endure adversity
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
buoyancy · rebound · comeback · robustness · sturdiness · resistance · survival · coping
Long-distance footrace
- ultramarathonRace longer than 26.2 miles
- triathlonThree-event endurance contest
- ironmanLong-distance triathlon competitor
- decathlonTen-event track and field contest
pentathlon · cross-country · long-distance · race · pacing · conditioning · training · qualifying
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- patienceCalm during delays
willpower · resolve · tenacity · doggedness · steadfastness · constancy · persistence · dedication · commitment · fortitude
patience
Calm during delays
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
restraint · perseverance · steadfastness · long-suffering · self-control · stoicism · equanimity · acceptance · humility · constancy
stamina
Capacity for sustained effort
- fitnessGood physical shape
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- vitalityCapacity for spirited existence
energy · tirelessness · cardiovascular · aerobic · athleticism · robustness · toughness · capacity · strength · agility
bravery
Boldness before danger
backbone · spunk · pluck · stoutheartedness · dauntlessness · intrepidity · gallantry · heroism · boldness · fearlessness
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
- hardinessAbility to endure adversity
flexibility · buoyancy · rebound · comeback · robustness · sturdiness · resistance · survival · coping · weathering
marathon
Long-distance footrace
- ultramarathonRace longer than 26.2 miles
- triathlonThree-event endurance contest
- ironmanLong-distance triathlon competitor
decathlon · pentathlon · cross-country · long-distance · race · pacing · conditioning · training · qualifying · finishing
- athletic trainingcoaching, drills, personal training, workouts, practice
- athleticismspeed, agility, strength, stamina, quickness
- fitness goalsweight loss, muscle gain, toning, strength, flexibility
- fortitudefortitude, mental fortitude, grit, resolve, tenacity
- motivationmotivation, drive, motivate, inspire, encouragement
- perseverancepersist, never give up, tenacity, hang in there, stick with it
endurancebrevity
Shortness of expression
transience · fleetingness · impermanence · cessation · termination
enduranceweakness
Deficiency in force
fragility · frailty · feebleness · exhaustion · fatigue
endurancesurrender
Cease resistance, yield
capitulation · giving up · quitting · cowardice · resignation
- endurance testMeasure of lasting ability
- cardiovascular enduranceHeart's sustained work capacity
- endurance trainingExercise to sustain prolonged effort
- endurance raceContest testing prolonged exertion
- endurance sport
- endurance runningProlonged foot-powered athletic competition