persevere

Stick with it

To persevere is to keep going despite difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.

The word implies sustained effort over time rather than a single burst of determination: She persevered through years of rejection before publishing her first novel.

Someone who perseveres doesn't necessarily succeed—the word emphasizes the continued trying, not the outcome.

persistence

persist

Continue firmly onward

keep going · press on · soldier on · stick with it · keep at it · hang in · plod on · push through · see through · stay the course

determination

resolve

Firmness of purpose

tenacity · doggedness · fortitude · backbone · mettle · steadfastness · single-mindedness · purposefulness · resoluteness · firmness

endurance

stamina

Capacity for sustained effort

hardiness · long-suffering · durability · grit · toughness · fortitude · strength · vigor · robustness · indefatigability

steadfastness

unwavering

Steady and unchanging

staunch · constant · unshakable · immovable · indomitable · unrelenting · relentless · persistent · unflagging · unswerving

resilience

bounce back

Recover from difficulty

weather · survive · withstand · rise above · get through · pull through · come back · rebound · rally · prevail

Categories
Opposites
continuation vs. cessation

perseverequit

Cease doing something

give up · abandon · stop · cease · discontinue

resolve vs. irresolution

perseverewaver

Hesitate or fluctuate

vacillate · falter · hesitate · dither · wobble

resistance vs. capitulation

perseveresurrender

Cease resistance, yield

yield · succumb · submit · capitulate · give in

Family

perseverance, persevering, persevered, perseveres, perseverant, perseverate, perseverer, perseverers

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G