Definitions

stay the course

VERB

persevere

Synonyms

STRONGEST

endure hold on keep going persist press on proceed pursue stand firm

STRONG

continue maintain remain

WEAK

be determined be resolved be stubborn carry on go for broke go for it go on hang in hang tough hold fast keep driving keep on leave no stone unturned plug away see it through stick with it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease discontinue give up stop

WEAK

be lazy idle leave quit

VERB

stand/stand for

Synonyms

WEAK

abide allow bear with brook cope countenance experience handle hang on hold last live with put up with resign oneself to stomach submit suffer support sustain swallow take tolerate undergo wear weather withstand

Antonyms

WEAK

disobey forget overlook

VERB

support

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abide continue maintain take tolerate

STRONG

bear brook countenance go handle stand stomach submit suffer swallow undergo

WEAK

bear with carry on go through keep up live with put up with stand for stick it out sweat out wait out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disallow discontinue halt refuse reject stop

STRONG

disagree fight

WEAK

contradict disapprove let down let go neglect oppose release

VERB

sweat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

toil

STRONG

abide brook chafe endure exert fret stand stomach suffer tolerate torture

WEAK

agonize be on pins and needles be on tenterhooks lose sleep over stick it out work hard

Antonyms

STRONG

comfort please relieve

WEAK

be calm ignore

VERB

tolerate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abide accept brook condone countenance endure permit stand for

STRONG

admit authorize bear go have hear humor pocket receive sanction stand stomach suffer sustain swallow take undergo

WEAK

bear with blink at consent to go along with live with put up with sit and take it sit still for string along submit to tough out wink at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disagree disallow dispute refuse reject

STRONG

abstain avoid discontinue dodge exclude expel give offer stop veto

WEAK

check disapprove halt

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stay the course

He stuck to his guns last September when Wall Street was going the other way and urged investors to stay the course in March as the Iran conflict was in its early days.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

After Balcom explained that the portfolio was well diversified and this was a short-term blip, the investor decided to stay the course and not make any changes to his portfolio.

From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026

Warner’s board said it planned to stay the course with Netflix.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025

The administration told him to stay the course and make sure players were going to class, behaving and graduating.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2025

They say if it were not for Captain Smith insisting that they stay the course, they would be back in their comfortable homes in England by now.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

stay the course

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