keep trying
Refuse to stop
Keep trying is encouragement to persist despite failure or difficulty.
The phrase urges continued effort when someone is struggling or has not yet succeeded: You'll get it eventually—keep trying.
It can sound genuinely supportive or, depending on tone, dismissive of someone's frustration.
- persistContinue firmly onward
- persevereContinue despite obstacles
- stick with itContinue despite difficulty
- endureSuffer through without yielding
- soldier onContinue despite difficulty
determination · never say die · grit · resilience · stay the course · stubborn · tenacity · effort · struggle · push · fight · willpower · patience · relentless · dogged · hang in there · don't give up · retry
- encouragementsyou can do it, you got this, you've got this, don't give up, never give up
- life advicebe honest, be kind, be patient, work hard, be yourself
- practice phrasespractice makes perfect, once more, repeat after me, say it again, one more time
- pep talksyou got this, hang in there, believe in yourself, stay positive, chin up
- sportsmanshipfairness, fair play, sportsmanship, respect, integrity
- sarcastic responsesyeah right, dream on, fat chance, sure thing, as if
keep tryinggive up
Stop attempting something
quit · stop trying · surrender · abandon · throw in the towel
keep tryingdespair
Total absence of hope
accept defeat · resign oneself · capitulate · admit defeat · succumb
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