STAYING POWER Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

staying power

noun

as in ability

the quality or trait that allows someone or something to continue to be effective, successful, popular, etc., for a long period of time a long-distance runner with a lot of staying power a song with staying power Her staying power as a pop icon is remarkable.

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Recent Examples of staying power Bitcoin and other large cryptocurrencies are showing signs of life, with momentum having improved enough to suggest their counter-trend upmoves have staying power. —

Katie Stockton, CNBC, 11 May 2026 The Appeal of Tangible Assets Part of the staying power behind precious metals comes from how easily people can picture them. —

Matt Emma, USA Today, 8 May 2026 Only time will tell if any of these riffs enter Kentucky’s culinary pantheon, but the original has long proven its staying power—and perhaps will for another century. —

Rich Warren, Saveur, 29 Apr. 2026 So how would Pat Riley react to a social-media world that has cast doubt on his staying power since the Miami Heat’s postseason exit? —

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for staying power

Recent Examples of Synonyms for staying power

Noun

Furthermore, by the state recognizing that human life exists inside the womb, the ability to buy, sell, discard, or kill children diminishes.

— Kimberly Bird, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2026
This basic outline is similar in scope to Apollo 9, a 1969 mission in which a three-astronaut crew spent 10 days testing the spacecraft’s ability to land on the moon from the comfort of low-Earth orbit.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 May 2026