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enduring

/ɪnˈdjɔːɹɪŋ/

verb

Meaning

  • To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.

    "The singer's popularity endured for decades."

  • To tolerate or put up with something unpleasant.

  • To last.

    "Our love will endure forever."

  • To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.

  • To suffer patiently.

    "He endured years of pain."

  • To indurate.

Synonyms

carry on,
plug away,
go on,
hold on,
persist,
resist,
survive,
withstand,
accept,
thole,
withstand,
bear,
take,
thole

noun

Meaning

  • Endurance

adjective

Meaning

  • Long-lasting without significant alteration; continuing through time in the same relative state.

    "an enduring belief in democracy"

Synonyms

diuturnal,
prolonged