Thesaurus:persevere

Thesaurus

persevere

English

Verb

Sense: to persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking

Synonyms

• abide
• astand (obsolete)
• bear up
• carry on
• continue
• endure
• follow up
• hang in there
• hold on
• hold out
• hold the line
• hold up
• keep a stiff upper lip (chiefly British)
• keep trying
• keep up
• persevere
• persist    [⇒ thesaurus]
• plod
• plug    [⇒ thesaurus]
• plug away
• resist
• soldier on
• stay
• stay the course
• stay the distance
• stick it out
• stick to
• stick by one's guns
• stick to one's guns
• stick with
• stick with it

Antonyms

• cease
• desist    [⇒ thesaurus]
• give up
• quit    [⇒ thesaurus]
• stop    [⇒ thesaurus]
• surrender    [⇒ thesaurus]
• yield

See also

• Thesaurus:persist

Further reading

• “604A. perseverance” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “persevere” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.