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keep going
| Main Entry: |
carry on
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | continue activity |
| Synonyms: | achieve, endure, hang on, keep going, last, maintain, perpetuate, persevere, persist, proceed |
| Antonyms: | discontinue, stop |
| Main Entry: | maintain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care for, keep up |
| Synonyms: | advance, carry on, conserve, continue, control, cultivate, finance, go on with, guard, keep, keep going, look after, manage, nurture, perpetuate, persevere, preserve, prolong, protect, provide, renew, repair, retain, save, supply, support, sustain, take care of, uphold |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | persevere |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep at; work hard |
| Synonyms: | be determined, be resolved, be stubborn, carry on, continue, endure, go for broke, go for it, go on, hang in, hang tough, hold fast, hold on, keep driving, keep going, keep on, leave no stone unturned, maintain, persist, plug away, press on, proceed, pursue, remain, see it through, stand firm, stay the course, stick with it |
| Antonyms: | be lazy, give up, idle, leave, quit, stop |
| Main Entry: | progress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move forward |
| Synonyms: | advance, continue, cover ground, dash, edge, forge ahead, gain ground, get along, get on, go forward, keep going, lunge, make headway, make strides, move on, proceed, shoot, speed, travel |
| Antonyms: | back up, decline, retreat, stop |
| Main Entry: | protract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | extend, draw out |
| Synonyms: | continue, cool*, defer, delay, drag on, drag out, draw, elongate, hold off, hold up, keep going, lengthen, pad, postpone, procrastinate, prolong, prolongate, put off, put on hold, spin out, stall, stretch, stretch out |
| Antonyms: | abbreviate, curtail, shorten |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | push off/push on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave; go to another place |
| Synonyms: | beat it, continue, depart, exit, fare, get away, get lost, go, go away, hie, hit the road, journey, keep going, launch, light out, make oneself scarce, make progress, pass, proceed, process, pull out, quit, repair, shove off, start, take off, travel, wend, withdraw |
| Antonyms: | arrive, come |
| Main Entry: | sustain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep up, maintain |
| Synonyms: | aid, approve, assist, back, bankroll, bear, befriend, bolster, brace, buoy, buttress, carry, comfort, confirm, continue, convey, defend, endorse, favor, feed, foster, go for, help, keep alive, keep from falling, keep going, lend a hand, lug, nourish, nurse, nurture, pack, preserve, prolong, prop, protract, provide for, ratify, relieve, save, shore up, stand by, stick up for, supply, support, tote, transfer, transport, uphold, validate, verify |
| Antonyms: | discontinue, halt, stop |
| Main Entry: | drag out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | extend |
| Synonyms: | continue, drag on, draw out, endure, extend, keep going, lengthen, persist, prolong, protract, spin out, stretch out |
| Antonyms: | accelerate, expedite, quicken, speed up |
| Main Entry: | push off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave |
| Synonyms: | beat it, blow, continue, depart, exit, fare, get away, get lost, get off, go, go away, hie, journey, keep going, launch, light out, make progress, pass, proceed, process, pull out, push on, quit, repair, shove off, start, take off, travel, wend, withdraw |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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