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Perseverance

n.resilient, hopefulwarm

What it means

Continued effort toward a worthwhile aim despite difficulty, delay, or discouragement.

Reach for it when praising endurance that remains directed and adaptable through setbacks

Her perseverance carried the water survey through three failed sensors and a flooded road.

Choose between these

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  • playful

    grit

    when informal praise joins stamina with courage

    not when The fashionable term can glorify avoidable hardship or ignore needed support.

  • everyday

    persistence

    when repeated effort is the clearest feature

    not when Persistence can continue toward an unwise goal or ignore another person's refusal.

  • everyday

    staying power

    when continued capacity deserves accessible praise

    not when It can describe popularity or physical durability rather than chosen effort.

  • warm

    determination

    when a firm decision supplies the strength to continue

    not when Determination is an attitude and may not yet have survived a setback.

  • professional

    resilience

    when recovery after difficulty matters most

    not when Resilience can mean adapting or resting rather than continuing the same pursuit.

  • professional

    tenacity

    when a firm grip on the goal survives pressure

    not when Tenacity can sound combative and says little about adjusting the method.

  • formal

    endurance

    when lasting through prolonged strain is central

    not when Endurance may be passive and need not involve purposeful effort.

  • formal

    resolve

    when commitment remains unshaken

    not when Resolve describes firmness more than the long work already done.

  • literary

    steadfastness

    when loyal constancy through pressure is the emphasis

    not when Steadfastness may mean refusing change when adaptation would be wiser.

Said against

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  • abandonment
  • capitulation
  • inconstancy
  • wavering

It naturally appears in

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  • show perseverance

    The trainees had to show perseverance without hiding injuries or unsafe conditions.

  • remarkable perseverance

    Her remarkable perseverance turned years of scattered records into a public archive.

  • perseverance through

    Their perseverance through repeated delays kept the clinic project alive.

  • perseverance pays off

    Their perseverance pays off whenever another household receives clean water.

Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.