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| Main Entry: | continue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | persist, carry on |
| Synonyms: | abide, advance, carry forward, draw out, endure, extend, forge ahead, get on with it, go on, hang in, keep at, keep on, keep on truckin', keep the ball rolling, keep up, last, lengthen, linger, live on, loiter, maintain, make headway, move ahead, never cease, outlast, outlive, perdure, persevere, persist in, press on, progress, project, prolong, promote, pursue, push on, reach, remain, rest, ride, run on, stand, stay, stay on, stick at, stick to, survive, sustain, uphold |
| Antonyms: | cease, complete, desist, discontinue, end, finish, halt, stop |
| Main Entry: | continue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin again; resume |
| Synonyms: | carry on, pick up, proceed, recapitulate, reestablish, reinstate, renew, restore, take up, begin over, begin where one left off, carry over, go on with, recommence, reinstitute, reopen, restart, return to |
| Antonyms: | complete, desist, discontinue, end, finish |
| Main Entry: | bide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wait |
| Synonyms: | abide, attend, await, continue, dwell, hang around, linger, live, remain, reside, sit tight*, stay, tarry, hang in, hang out*, hold the phone, lie in wait, stick around, sweat it, watch for |
| Antonyms: | go, hurry, move |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cling |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach to |
| Synonyms: | adhere, cherish, clasp, clutch, cohere, continue, embrace, endure, fasten, grasp, grip, hug, last, linger, squeeze, stick, be true to, cleave to, freeze to, hang in, hang onto, hold fast, stay put, stick like glue |
| Antonyms: | detach, unfasten, let go |
| Main Entry: | drag on/drag out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | extend time of action |
| Synonyms: | continue, draw out, endure, extend, lengthen, persist, prolong, protract, go on slowly, keep going, spin out, stretch out |
| Antonyms: | complete |
| Main Entry: | draw out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prolong |
| Synonyms: | attract, continue, drag, drag out, elongate, extend, lengthen, protract, pull, spin, stretch, tug, lead on, make longer, prolongate, spin out*, string out |
| Antonyms: | clip, shorten |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dwell |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | live in |
| Synonyms: | abide, bide, bunk*, continue, crash*, establish oneself, exist, flop*, hang one's hat, hang out*, hole up*, inhabit, keep house, locate, lodge, make one's home, nest, occupy, park*, perch*, pitch tent, quarter, remain, rent, reside, rest, room, roost*, settle, sojourn, squat*, stay, stop, tarry, tenant, tent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dwell on/dwell upon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | linger over; be engrossed in |
| Synonyms: | consider, continue, elaborate, emphasize, expatiate, harp on*, involve oneself, tarry over |
| Antonyms: | forget, ignore, miss, pass |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | issue, surge, run out |
| Synonyms: | abound, arise, brim, cascade, circulate, continue, course, deluge, discharge, dribble, ebb, emanate, emerge, emit, exude, flood, glide, gurgle, gush, inundate, jet, leak, move, ooze, overflow, pass, percolate, pour, proceed, progress, regurgitate, result, ripple, roll, rush, slide, sluice, spew, spill, splash, spring, spurt, sputter, squirt, stream, sweep, swell, swirl, teem, trickle, tumble, void, disembogue, exudate, pullulate, smooth along, well forth |
| Antonyms: | trickle |
| Main Entry: | go ahead |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | proceed |
| Synonyms: | advance, begin, continue, go on, progress, dash ahead, edge forward, go forward, move on, shoot ahead |
| Antonyms: | cease, discontinue, finish, halt, stop |
| Main Entry: | hammer away/hammer into |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work hard at |
| Synonyms: | continue, drudge, drum into*, endeavor, grind*, instruct, persevere, persist, repeat, work, drive home, drub into, grind into, impress upon, keep on, peg away, plug away, pound away, stick to, try hard, try repeatedly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | keep up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | maintain, sustain |
| Synonyms: | balance, compete, contend, continue, emulate, go on, match, pace, persevere, preserve, rival, vie, hold on, keep pace, keep step, run with |
| Antonyms: | neglect, let go |
| Main Entry: | lengthen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | extend |
| Synonyms: | amplify, augment, continue, dilate, distend, drag out, draw, draw out*, elongate, expand, increase, pad, proceed, prolong, protract, reach, stretch, let out, make longer, prolongate, spin out*, string out |
| Antonyms: | abbreviate, cut, shorten |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | outlive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | outlast |
| Synonyms: | continue, endure, hang on, prevail, remain, survive, outstay |
| Main Entry: | perpetuate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep going |
| Synonyms: | bolster, conserve, continue, immortalize, keep, keep up, maintain, preserve, secure, support, sustain, eternalize, eternize, keep alive, keep in existence |
| Antonyms: | cease, halt, prevent, stop |
| Main Entry: | persevere |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep at; work hard |
| Synonyms: | carry on, continue, endure, go for it*, go on, hang tough*, maintain, persist, proceed, pursue, remain, be determined, be resolved, be stubborn, go for broke, hang in, hold fast, hold on, keep driving, keep going, keep on, leave no stone unturned, plug away, press on, see it through, stand firm, stay the course, stick with it |
| Antonyms: | idle, leave, quit, stop, be lazy, give up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | persist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | carry on, carry through |
| Synonyms: | abide, continue, endure, follow through*, follow up*, go on, grind, insist, keep up*, last, linger, obtain, persevere, prevail, pursue, recur, remain, repeat, strive, be resolute, be stubborn, go all the way, go the limit, hold on, leave no stone unturned, perdure, perseverate, see through, stick it out, stick to guns, tough it out |
| Antonyms: | cease, leave, quit, stop, give up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prolong |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | extend, draw out |
| Synonyms: | carry on, continue, delay, drag one's feet, drag out*, hold, hold up, increase, lengthen, let it ride, make longer, pad*, perpetuate, protract, spin out*, stall, stretch, stretch out |
| Antonyms: | abbreviate, shorten |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | protract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | extend, draw out |
| Synonyms: | continue, cool*, defer, delay, drag out*, draw, elongate, hold up, lengthen, pad*, postpone, procrastinate, prolong, put off, stall, stretch, drag on, hold off, keep going, prolongate, put on hold, spin out*, 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, go, hie, hit the road*, journey, launch, light out, pass, proceed, process, pull out, quit, repair, shove off, start, take off, travel, wend, withdraw, get away, get lost, go away, keep going, make oneself scarce, make progress |
| Antonyms: | arrive, come |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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