persisting
Refusing to stop
Persisting is continuing despite difficulty or opposition.
Someone persisting in a belief holds to it even when challenged: She kept persisting with her questions until she got an answer.
A persisting problem refuses to go away.
The word emphasizes duration and determination—whatever persists doesn't quit easily.
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
fortitude · dedication · commitment · drive · doggedness · stubbornness · obstinacy · single-mindedness
In progress now
- continuousWithout pause or gap
- uninterruptedContinuing without a stop
- perpetualLasting without interruption
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
unceasing · sustained · maintained · prolonged · lasting · enduring · carrying on · keeping up
Steady and unchanging
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- loyalFirm in allegiance
devoted · committed · reliable · firm · resolute · staunch · true · dedicated
Tolerating force or hardship
- survivingRemaining alive or intact
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- outlastingPersisting beyond another's end
- bearingPosture or orientation
tolerating · holding out · braving · overcoming · resisting · holding on · toughing out · sticking it out
Recovering from difficulty
- recoveringRegaining health or strength
- adaptingModifying to suit conditions
- reboundingBouncing back after collision
- regeneratingForming anew after loss
renewing · reviving · springing back · rallying · regrouping · hardiness · toughness · durability
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
willpower · fortitude · dedication · commitment · drive · doggedness · stubbornness · obstinacy · single-mindedness · purposefulness
ongoing
In progress now
- continuousWithout pause or gap
- uninterruptedContinuing without a stop
- perpetualLasting without interruption
constant · unceasing · sustained · maintained · prolonged · lasting · enduring · carrying on · keeping up · proceeding
unwavering
Steady and unchanging
loyal · devoted · committed · reliable · firm · resolute · staunch · true · dedicated · unswerving
withstanding
Tolerating force or hardship
- survivingRemaining alive or intact
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- outlastingPersisting beyond another's end
bearing · tolerating · holding out · braving · overcoming · resisting · holding on · toughing out · sticking it out · hanging in
bouncing back
Recovering from difficulty
- recoveringRegaining health or strength
- adaptingModifying to suit conditions
- reboundingBouncing back after collision
regenerating · renewing · reviving · springing back · rallying · regrouping · hardiness · toughness · durability · robustness
- existenceexistence, being, lives, reality, life
- exertioneffort, straining, strain, heaving, labor
- ongoing actionscontinuing, lasting, remaining, staying, enduring
- persistingpersevering, perseverance, continuing, enduring, endurance
- time verbswait, pause, delay, hasten, hurry
- dawdlingdawdling, dallying, dilly-dallying, lingering, loitering
persistingceasing
Coming to an end
stopping · ending · terminating · halting · quitting
persistingquitting
Ceasing an activity
giving up · surrendering · capitulating · yielding · abandoning
persistingdiscontinuous
Having breaks or gaps
intermittent · noncontinuous · sporadic · fluctuating · on-and-off
resist, resistance, persist, persistent, consistent, resistant, persistence, insistent, desist