Perseverance
Nouns
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perseverance
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continuance etc. (inaction) Continuance in action
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permanence etc. (absence of change) [Absence of change.] Permanence
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firmness etc. (stability) Stability. constancy, steadiness
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singleness of purpose, tenacity of purpose
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persistence, plodding, patience
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sedulity etc. (industry) Activity
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pertinacy, pertinacity, pertinaciousness
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iteration etc. Repetition
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bottom, game, pluck, stamina, backbone, grit
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indefatigability, indefatigableness
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bulldog courage.
Verbs
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persevere, persist
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hold on, hold out
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die in the last ditch, be in at the death
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stick to, cling to, adhere to
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stick to one's text, keep on
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keep to one's course, keep to one's ground, maintain one's course, maintain one's ground
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go all lengths, go through fire and water
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bear up, keep up, hold up
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plod
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stick to work etc. (work) Exertion
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continue etc. Continuance in action
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follow up
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die in harness, die at one's post.
Adjectives
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persevering, constant
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steady, steadfast
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undeviating, unwavering, unfaltering, unswerving, unflinching, unsleeping, unflagging, undrooping
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steady as time
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unrelenting, unintermitting, unremitting
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plodding
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industrious etc. Activity
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strenuous etc. Exertion
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pertinacious
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persisting, persistent. solid, sturdy, staunch, stanch, true to oneself
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unchangeable etc. Stability
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unconquerable etc. (strong) [Degree of power.] Strength
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indomitable, game to the last, indefatigable, untiring, unwearied, never tiring.
Adverbs
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through evil report and good report, through thick and thin, through fire and water
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without fail, sink or swim, at any price
Phrases
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never say die
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give it the old college try