endurancenoun [ U ]
uk/ɪnˈdʒʊə.rəns/us/ɪnˈdʊr.əns/C2 the ability to keep doing something difficult, unpleasant, or painful for a long time:
Running a marathon is a test of human endurance.
The pain was bad beyond endurance.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Tolerating and enduring
- bear
- bear with sb
- bearable
- bide
- come to terms with sth idiom
- endure
- philosophically
- resigned
- ride
- ride sth out
- sit
- sit sth out
- stand for sth
- stew (in your own juice) idiom
- stick
- stick it out
- stick with it idiom
- stick with sth/sb
- struggle on
- sweat it out idiom
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