Synonyms of perseveres

perseveres

verb

present tense third-person singular of persevere

as in persists

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• persists
• guts it out
• hangs in there
• carries on
• hangs on
• follows through (with)
• keeps up
• digs in
• knuckles down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quits
• submits
• gives up
• succumbs
• yields
• surrenders
• knocks off
• falters
• gives in
• hesitates
• bows
• wavers
• vacillates
• wobbles
• hangs back
• wabbles
• shilly-shallies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of perseveres

That last purpose is often the hardest to fulfill yet Sybil perseveres to find her own truth, through her faith in words. —The Know, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025

Just a few hours before the show, a torrential downpour threatens to halt the event, but Victoria perseveres. —Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025

Entrepreneurship can be transformative—but only if the founder perseveres. —Anuradha Gupta, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025

Despite Louisville’s comparative success in integration and the diversification of its neighborhoods in the decades after busing, the sense of large-scale out-of-county White flight perseveres, kept alive in anecdotes and passed down memories of the time. —Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025