resilient
Quick to recover
Resilient describes the ability to recover from difficulty or return to original form after being bent, stretched, or compressed.
A resilient material springs back; a resilient person bounces back from setbacks: She proved remarkably resilient after the divorce.
The word implies not just survival but restoration—emerging from hardship without permanent damage.
Resistant to damage
- long-lastingPersisting over extended time
- sturdySolidly built, durable
- toughDurable and strong
- wear-resistantAble to withstand friction
rugged · heavy-duty · reinforced · solid · stable · strong · enduring · lasting
Recovery from adversity
- healingRestoration of health
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- renewalMaking current again
- restorationReturning something to condition
revival · convalescence · regeneration · recuperation · rehabilitation · resurgence · comeback · rebound
Continuing despite difficulty
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- doggedStubbornly persevering
relentless · persevering · unflagging · unshakable · unwavering · indomitable · staunch · tireless
Tends to rebound
- springyAble to rebound
- flexibleAble to bend freely
- pliableCapable of bending easily
- bendableAble to curve
supple · pliant · yielding · ductile · stretchable · buoyant · rebounding · tensile
Capable in varied contexts
- adjustableAble to be changed
- resourcefulSkilled at solving problems
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
- flexibleAble to bend freely
accommodating · acclimatizing · responsive · improvisational · nimble · agile · quick-thinking · pivot
hardwearing
Resistant to damage
- long-lastingPersisting over extended time
- sturdySolidly built, durable
- toughDurable and strong
wear-resistant · rugged · heavy-duty · reinforced · solid · stable · strong · enduring · lasting · weatherproof
bounceback
Recovery from adversity
- healingRestoration of health
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- renewalMaking current again
restoration · revival · convalescence · regeneration · recuperation · rehabilitation · resurgence · comeback · rebound · recuperate
persistent
Continuing despite difficulty
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
dogged · relentless · persevering · unflagging · unshakable · unwavering · indomitable · staunch · tireless · gritty
bouncy
Tends to rebound
bendable · supple · pliant · yielding · ductile · stretchable · buoyant · rebounding · tensile · compressible
versatile
Capable in varied contexts
- adjustableAble to be changed
- resourcefulSkilled at solving problems
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
flexible · accommodating · acclimatizing · responsive · improvisational · nimble · agile · quick-thinking · pivot · reconfigurable
- flexibilitystretch, elastic, bendy, stretchy, bendable
- durabilitytoughness, durable, sturdiness, robustness, sturdy
- product qualitiesdurable, lightweight, flexible, sturdy, portable
- SAT vocabularyaesthetic, ambiguous, benevolent, candid, concise
- skin descriptionssmooth, rough, dry, oily, fair
- strength wordsstrong, powerful, mighty, potent, robust
- 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
resilience, resiliency, nonresilient, resiliently, resiliencies, resiliences