perseveres

Doesn't give up

Perseveres means to continue steadily despite difficulties or obstacles.

Someone who perseveres keeps going when others might quit: She perseveres through setbacks that would discourage most people.

The word implies determination and patience over time rather than a single burst of effort.

adversity

overcomes

Defeats or masters

survives · endures · pushes through · carries on · holds on · keeps going · battles · resists · braves · faces

determination

persistence

Continuing despite difficulty

grit · steadfastness · resolve · fortitude · willpower · dedication · commitment · doggedness · stubbornness · unwavering

effort

strives

Makes earnest effort

  • toilsWorks with great effort
  • laborsStrenuous physical efforts
  • worksFunctions or labors

exerts · endeavors · presses on · forges ahead · plods · trudges · grinds · hustles · plugs away · maintains

spiritual

faithful

Consistently loyal and true

hopeful · prayerful · trusting · constant · unwavering · long-suffering · Job · trials · tribulations · tests

Categories
Opposites
continuation vs. cessation

perseveresquits

Voluntarily stops or departs

gives up · abandons · surrenders · stops · desists

resilience vs. collapse

perseveresfalters

Loses steadiness or confidence

yields · succumbs · caves in · wavers · capitulates

Family

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

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