resilience
Ability to recover
Resilience is the ability to recover from difficulty or spring back into shape.
A resilient material returns to form after being bent or compressed.
A resilient person endures hardship and bounces back: Her resilience after the divorce impressed everyone.
The word implies not just survival but restoration—regaining strength, spirits, or position after setback.
Managing under strain
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- hardinessAbility to endure adversity
self-efficacy · mindfulness · adaptability · equanimity · perseverance · vulnerability · tenacity · determination
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- comebackRecovery after decline
prevail · withstand · endure · surmount · overcome · conquer · outlast · persist
Capacity for sustained effort
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- durabilityResistance to wear
- robustnessResistance to failure
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
sturdiness · strength · ruggedness · hardiness · vigor · constitution · longevity · reliability
Needless duplication
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
- robustnessResistance to failure
- fault-toleranceAbility to withstand malfunctions
- modularityDivisibility into independent units
decentralization · backup · failsafe · antifragility · infrastructure · network · supply-chain · cybersecurity
Recovery from adversity
- reboundReturn after deflection
- springinessCapacity for elastic recovery
- stretchPull to extend
- tensileCapable of elongation
pliability · recoil · snapback · give · recovery · rubber · spandex · elastic
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- restorationReturning something to condition
disturbance · succession · recovery · stability · regeneration · environmental · equilibrium · rewilding
Unity among allies
- collectiveJointly organized group
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
grassroots · communal · togetherness · civic · volunteerism · indigenous · intergenerational · ubuntu
coping
Managing under strain
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
hardiness · self-efficacy · mindfulness · adaptability · equanimity · perseverance · vulnerability · tenacity · determination · willpower
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
comeback · prevail · withstand · endure · surmount · overcome · conquer · outlast · persist · bounce-back
stamina
Capacity for sustained effort
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- durabilityResistance to wear
- robustnessResistance to failure
toughness · sturdiness · strength · ruggedness · hardiness · vigor · constitution · longevity · reliability · reinforcement
redundancy
Needless duplication
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
- robustnessResistance to failure
- fault-toleranceAbility to withstand malfunctions
modularity · decentralization · backup · failsafe · antifragility · infrastructure · network · supply-chain · cybersecurity · continuity
bounceback
Recovery from adversity
- reboundReturn after deflection
- springinessCapacity for elastic recovery
- stretchPull to extend
tensile · pliability · recoil · snapback · give · recovery · rubber · spandex · elastic · lycra
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
restoration · disturbance · succession · recovery · stability · regeneration · environmental · equilibrium · rewilding · biome
solidarity
Unity among allies
- collectiveJointly organized group
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
rebuilding · grassroots · communal · togetherness · civic · volunteerism · indigenous · intergenerational · ubuntu · kinship
- fortitudefortitude, mental fortitude, grit, resolve, tenacity
- survival traitscamouflage, stamina, endurance, adaptability, mimicry
- Adaptability Skillscoping, adjustment, adaptive behavior, coping skills
- hardiness traitsdurability, toughness, stamina, endurance, robustness
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
- wellnesshealthy, wellness, fitness, exercise, nutrition
resiliencefragility
Ease of breaking
vulnerability · frailty · brittleness · weakness · helplessness
resiliencebrittleness
Prone to snapping
fragility · rigidity · inflexibility · stiffness · inelasticity
resiliencerigidity
State of being unbending
inflexibility · brittleness · stubbornness · inadaptability · intransigence
- emotional resilienceCapacity to recover from distress
- mental resilienceCapacity to recover emotionally
- human resilienceAbility to recover from adversity
- climate resilienceAbility to withstand environmental shifts
- financial resilienceCapacity to withstand economic setbacks
- stress resilienceAbility to withstand pressure
resilient, resiliency, resiliently, resiliencies, resiliences