pushing through
Advancing despite resistance
Pushing through means persisting despite difficulty or resistance.
You push through pain, fatigue, or obstacles to reach a goal: She pushed through the last mile of the marathon.
It can also mean forcing passage: We pushed through the crowd.
In bureaucratic contexts, pushing something through means getting it approved despite opposition: They pushed the bill through committee.
- persevereContinue despite obstacles
- keep goingMaintain forward progress
- proceedMove forward, continue
- endureSuffer through without yielding
- tough it outEndure without quitting
advance · continue · forge ahead · persist · resilience · fortitude · withstand · grit · dig deep · surmount · tenacity · break barriers · progress · overcome · wedge · squeeze · struggle · achieve
- handlingdealing with, handling, managing, coping, addressing
- exertioneffort, straining, strain, heaving, labor
- tenacitydetermined, persistence, persistent, perseverance, determination
- persistingpersisting, persevering, persistence, perseverance, continuing
- adversitystruggle, hardship, challenge, obstacle, difficulty
- endurancestamina, endure, perseverance, persistence, staying power
pushing throughgiving up
Choosing to stop trying
quitting · abandoning · surrendering · throwing in the towel · capitulating
pushing throughretreating
Moving back from advance
pulling back · withdrawing · backing off · falling back · backing down
pushing throughyielding
Bending under pressure
submitting · acquiescing · succumbing · relenting · rolling over
push, pushing, pushed, pusher, pushers, pushes, pushy, through, thorough