endure
Withstand the strain
Endure means to bear something difficult or painful without giving way: She endured years of chronic pain.
It also means to last or continue existing: Their friendship endured for decades.
The two senses connect—what endures has withstood time or hardship.
An enduring legacy persists; an enduring marriage survives its trials.
Persist longer than another
- outlivePersist beyond another's death
- surviveContinue to exist
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- pull throughOvercome a difficult situation
make it · get through · come through · live through · hold out · subsist · exist · emerge
Continue despite obstacles
hold on · carry on · keep going · stay the course · press on · soldier on · hang in there · stick it out
Large furry omnivore
- toleratePermit without approval
- weatherAtmospheric state outdoors
- withstandRemain intact despite pressure
- sufferExperience pain or distress
stand · stomach · brook · abide · put up with · take · handle · cope with
Enduring courage under pain
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
hardiness · strength · determination · resolve · backbone · mettle · staying power · willpower
Patient self-control, delayed enforcement
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- long-sufferingPatiently enduring hardship
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
composure · acceptance · resignation · self-control · restraint · serenity · calmness · poise
Fixed without end
- eternalLasting without end
- perpetualLasting without interruption
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- everlastingLasting for all time
abiding · immortal · ageless · undying · imperishable · indelible · immutable · unchanging
outlast
Persist longer than another
pull through · make it · get through · come through · live through · hold out · subsist · exist · emerge · transcend
persevere
Continue despite obstacles
last · hold on · carry on · keep going · stay the course · press on · soldier on · hang in there · stick it out · see through
bear
Large furry omnivore
- toleratePermit without approval
- weatherAtmospheric state outdoors
- withstandRemain intact despite pressure
suffer · stand · stomach · brook · abide · put up with · take · handle · cope with · face
fortitude
Enduring courage under pain
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
stamina · hardiness · strength · determination · resolve · backbone · mettle · staying power · willpower · steadfastness
forbearance
Patient self-control, delayed enforcement
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- long-sufferingPatiently enduring hardship
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
equanimity · composure · acceptance · resignation · self-control · restraint · serenity · calmness · poise · temperance
permanent
Fixed without end
everlasting · abiding · immortal · ageless · undying · imperishable · indelible · immutable · unchanging · unending
- endurancestamina, perseverance, persistence, staying power, tenacity
- exertionsstrain, struggle, strive, toil, labor
- overcome obstaclesovercome, surmount, conquer, prevail, push through
- perseverancepersist, never give up, tenacity, hang in there, stick with it
- sufferingagony, anguish, misery, pain, torment
- staying putwait, staying, linger, waiting, remain
- 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
enduring, endurance, endures, endured, endurable, unendurable, enduringly, endurer, endurances