PERSEVERE Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

persevere

verb

ˌpər-sə-ˈvir

as in to persist

to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement although he was frustrated by the lack of financial resources and support, he persevered in his scientific research

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Recent Examples of persevere However, Cleveland persevered and won both series and now has just one more to win to reach the NBA Finals. —

David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026 Trebucq is proud of Limaye's resilience to persevere. —

Leondra Head, CBS News, 12 May 2026 The firm said that while there are headwinds from the Iran war, the company's recent earnings report shows Baker Hughes has the chops to persevere. —

Michael Bloom, CNBC, 9 May 2026 Despite the initial hurdles, Hale persevered in a house full of toxic haters and fought her way back from the very bottom of the pecking order to become the first Black woman to win Big Brother and the show’s America’s Favorite Player award in one fell swoop. —

Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for persevere

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persist

Verb

This shows that weak oversight allows problems such as empty seats and poor building conditions to persist.

— Julia McWilliams, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
But in the popular imagination, untruths persist that should be corrected.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 3 June 2026