Synonyms of resilience

resilience

noun

1

as in strength

the ability to withstand or adjust to challenges

Her resilience shined in her willingness to accept the failure as a valuable learning experience.

We were impressed by his resilience and optimism throughout his battle with cancer.

Related Words

• strength
• persistence
• persistency
• tenacity
• potency
• perseverance
• power
• stubbornness
• fortitude
• doggedness
• grit
• obduracy
• obstinacy
• tenaciousness
• backbone
• iron
• sand
• obdurateness
• obstinateness
• autonomy
• freedom
• pluck
• self-reliance
• self-sufficiency
• independence
• self-determination
• self-support
• self-dependence
• self-subsistence

Dissimilar Words

• weakness
• helplessness
• inadequacy
• impotence
• dependence
• reliance
• impotency

2

as in flexibility

the ability of something to return to its original shape after it has been stretched, pressed, bent, etc.

Rubber is a favorite material for dog toys thanks to its strong resilience.

Palm trees have evolved to show strong resilience in the face of tropical storms.

Related Words

• flexibility
• adaptability
• elasticity
• plasticity
• workability
• limberness
• workableness
• pliability
• ductility
• suppleness
• pliancy
• malleability
• pliableness
• pliantness

Dissimilar Words

• stiffness
• rigidity
• inflexibility

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of resilience

On the balance of play Spain deserved the win but Belgium showed incredible resilience and bravery in adversity to push Spain to the very end. — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

Disability Pride Month goes beyond commemoration of the ADA, however, and recognizes and celebrates the advocacy and gains of the disability rights movement and the disability community’s culture, resilience, and unique identity. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026

Building chip resilience Silicon wafers form the foundation of nearly every semiconductor. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026

Well, the theme is joy is an act of resilience, an act of revolution. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

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