endures
Stands the test
Endures is the third-person singular form of endure, which means to continue existing despite hardship or to tolerate something difficult.
When something endures, it lasts through time or adversity: Their friendship endures after all these years.
When someone endures something, they bear it with patience: She endures the pain without complaint.
The word suggests persistence in the face of difficulty rather than mere passive existence.
Continues over time
- continuesProceeds without stopping
- remainsContinues in place
- survivesRemains alive despite hardship
- withstandsTolerates without yielding
persists · prevails · outlasts · abides · holds · stays · lingers · maintains
Supports or tolerates
- toleratesPermits without approval
- withstandsTolerates without yielding
- weathersSurvives through hardship
- undergoesExperiences or suffers through
experiences · sustains · survives · braves · faces · shoulders · stomachs · abides
Patient self-control, delayed enforcement
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
grit · stamina · resolve · determination · long-suffering · resignation · acceptance · composure
Lasting without end
- everlastingLasting for all time
- agelessWithout apparent deterioration
- perennialRecurring each year
- immortalCannot die
classic · perpetual · unchanging · immutable · abiding · unfading · undying · permanent
Durable and strong
- hardyAble to endure difficulty
- robustStrong and durable
- sturdySolidly built, durable
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
steadfast · unyielding · unbreakable · indestructible · stalwart · rugged · hardened · tempered
lasts
Continues over time
withstands · persists · prevails · outlasts · abides · holds · stays · lingers · maintains · sustains
bears
Supports or tolerates
- toleratesPermits without approval
- withstandsTolerates without yielding
- weathersSurvives through hardship
undergoes · experiences · sustains · survives · braves · faces · shoulders · stomachs · abides · accepts
forbearance
Patient self-control, delayed enforcement
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
stoicism · grit · stamina · resolve · determination · long-suffering · resignation · acceptance · composure · equanimity
eternal
Lasting without end
- everlastingLasting for all time
- agelessWithout apparent deterioration
- perennialRecurring each year
immortal · classic · perpetual · unchanging · immutable · abiding · unfading · undying · permanent · lasting
tough
Durable and strong
tenacious · steadfast · unyielding · unbreakable · indestructible · stalwart · rugged · hardened · tempered · battle-tested
- keeps goingpersists, continues, lasts, perseveres, carries on
- 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
endure, enduring, endurance, endured, endurable, enduringly, endurer, endurances, endurers