presses on
Continues despite obstacles
Presses on means to continue despite difficulty or resistance.
Someone who presses on keeps going when others might stop: She pressed on through the pain to finish the marathon.
The phrase suggests determination and forward momentum—acknowledging obstacles without yielding to them.
We pressed on with the project despite the budget cuts.
- forge aheadProceed with determination
- plows aheadAdvances through difficulty
- advanceMove or progress forward
- proceedMove forward, continue
- march onContinue advancing steadily
soldiers on · carries on · resolve · tenacity · perseverance · never gives up · grit · continue · overcome · push · powers through · against all odds · flatten · bear down · move forward · endure · no matter what · fortitude
- keeps goingpersists, continues, endures, lasts, perseveres
presses ongives up
Ceases effort or resistance
quits · surrenders · gives in · capitulates · abandons
presses onretreats
Backs off or sanctuaries
falls back · withdraws · backs off · turns back · pulls back
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