ENDURANCE Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

endurance

noun

in-ˈdu̇r-ən(t)s

Definition of endurance

as in continuity

uninterrupted or lasting existence the endurance of his love for his wife was not arrested even by her death

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Recent Examples of endurance All of those welds currently must be inspected for quality and endurance by a human. — Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Oct. 2026 For example, oak trees, which can live for over 500 years, invite people to recall their own stories of endurance. — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2026 Her 237 days in orbit set an endurance record for the European Space Agency. — Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Over the past four years, Bob has turned going to concerts into something approaching an endurance sport. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for endurance

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Noun

While the Broncos haven’t returned to the tournament since then, this year’s squad blends continuity with exciting new faces and stands a serious chance of bringing Boise State back to the NCAA Tournament.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026
The goal is continuity rather than reinvention every season, with pieces designed to complement one another over time.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of continuity

Noun

The model was doing exactly what it was trained to do, which was to produce plausible-sounding continuations of the prompts Lemoine had chosen to feed it about consciousness.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
The evening, co-hosted by Vanity Fair, marked a continuation in the film’s already lengthy journey, with a suitably ambitious exhibition pulling back the curtain on costumes, puppets, props and diminutive sets.

— Bridget Arsenault, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of continuation

Noun

Then there’s a clearing of throats, and like malware, the narratives begin to establish persistence over mood and multiply.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
The dehumanization of Black people represented by the persistence of Confederate iconography in mainstream culture became an underground signifier of the precariousness of the freedoms enshrined by the 14th Amendment.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of persistence

Noun

Jones refused to come out of his cell to meet with him, Johnson wrote in a motion for a continuance that Judge Doug Allen denied.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
Central to these efforts will be the continuance of the congressional approval for the president to operate under the Authorization for Use of Military Force.

— John M. Weaver, Baltimore Sun, 10 Sep. 2026

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