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
See also
Further reading
- “604A. perseverance” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “persevere” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.