soldiers on
Continues despite hardship
To soldier on is to persist through difficulty or hardship, continuing despite fatigue, discouragement, or adverse conditions.
The phrase evokes military endurance—keeping the march going when exhausted: Despite the setbacks, she soldiered on with the project.
It implies stoic determination rather than enthusiasm.
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- through thick and thinAcross all circumstances
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- keeps goingRemains in motion
grit · fortitude · stiff upper lip · struggle · against all odds · duty · tenacity · never gives up · undeterred · steadfastness · pushes through · willpower · endurance · long haul · obstacle · resolve · setback · difficulty
- keeps goingpersists, continues, endures, lasts, perseveres
soldiers ongives up
Ceases effort or resistance
quits · surrenders · throws in the towel · capitulates · abandons
soldiers onbreaks down
Stops functioning properly
falls apart · crumbles · collapses · buckles · cracks
soldier, soldiers, soldiering, soldiered, soldierly, soldierlike