sticking it out
- perseveringMaintaining effort despite difficulty
- enduringPersisting through time
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
hanging in there · determination · tenacity · patience · commitment · staying power · fortitude · resolve · grinding · persistence · holding on · digging in · white-knuckling · stubbornness · loyalty · hardship · struggle · marathon
persistence vs. abandonment
sticking it outgiving up
Choosing to stop trying
quitting · throwing in the towel · walking away · bailing out · calling it quits
resilience vs. fragility
sticking it outcrumbling
Breaking down gradually
breaking down · falling apart · collapsing · buckling · caving