push-through

Override the resistance

Push-through describes something that emerges or is forced through from one side to the other.

In packaging, a push-through is a blister pack where you press tablets through foil backing: Push two pills through the push-through pack.

The term also describes determined effort that overcomes obstacles: It was a real push-through to finish the project on deadline.

persistence

persevere

Continue despite obstacles

grit · fortitude · stamina · steadfastness · willpower · tenacity · doggedness · resolve · patience · persistence

overcoming

triumph

Resounding, celebrated victory

overcome · victory · master · succeed · recover · hurdle · obstacle · challenge · adversity · struggle

breakthrough

innovation

Creating something original

advancement · progress · milestone · revelation · transformation · leap · breakout · watershed · realization · awakening

completion

finish

Bring to completion

accomplish · achieve · deliver · execute · wrap-up · fulfill · realize · last-mile

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Opposites
persistence and completion

push-throughgive up

Stop attempting something

quit · abandon · surrender · capitulate · throw in the towel

response to obstacles

push-throughretreat

Sanctuary or withdrawal

withdraw · back off · yield · succumb · fail

completion vs. incompletion

push-throughstall

Enclosed compartment or delay

falter · peter out · fizzle out · drop · neglect

Family

push, through, pushed, pushing, throughout, pushy, pushes, pushover, pushup

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