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Antonyms for press on
| Grammar : Verb |
- abbreviate
- back down
- be lazy
- block
- cease
- check
- complete
- condemn
- decrease
- delay
- depart
- desist
- discontinue
- dissuade
- end
- fail
- finish
- give up
- go
- halt
- hesitate
- hinder
- hold
- hurt
- idle
- ignore
- keep
- leave
- lose
- move
- obstruct
- prevent
- procrastinate
- quit
- recede
- refuse
- reject
- rest
- retard
- retreat
- retrogress
- return
- shorten
- slow
- stay
- stop
- take back
- turn
- wait
- walk
- withdraw
- yield
Definition of press on
- As in persevere : verb keep at; work hard
- As in proceed : verb physically or mentally carry on, carry out
- As in speed : verb move along quickly
- As in continue : verb persist, carry on
- As in advance : verb move something forward, often quickly
Synonyms for press on
- abide
- accelerate
- achieve
- advance
- aid
- assist
- barrel
- be determined
- be resolved
- be stubborn
- belt
- bomb
- boost
- bowl over
- bring forward
- career
- carry forward
- carry on
- come forward
- conquer
- continue
- continue ahead
- continue on
- cover ground
- cut along
- dispatch
- draw out
- drive
- elevate
- endure
- expedite
- extend
- facilitate
- fare
- flash
- fly
- forge ahead
- further
- gain ground
- gallop
- gather momentum
- gear up
- get
- get a move on
- get ahead
- get going
- get green light
- get moving
- get on with
- get on with it
- get there
- get under way
- get with it
- go ahead
- go all out
- go fast
- go for broke
- go for it
- go forth
- go forward
- go great guns
- go like the wind
- go on
- go places
- go to town
- hang in
- hang tough
- hasten
- help
- hie
- hightail
- hold fast
- hold on
- hurry
- impel
- journey
- keep at
- keep driving
- keep going
- keep on
- keep on truckin'
- keep the ball rolling
- keep up
- last
- launch
- leave no stone unturned
- lengthen
- linger
- live on
- loiter
- lose no time
- maintain
- make a start
- make haste
- make headway
- make the scene
- march
- move ahead
- move on
- move onward
- move out
- move up
- never cease
- open up throttle
- outlast
- outlive
- pass
- perdure
- persevere
- persist
- persist in
- plug away
- press on
- proceed
- progress
- project
- prolong
- promote
- propel
- pursue
- push ahead
- push on
- quicken
- race
- reach
- remain
- repair
- rest
- ride
- run
- run on
- rush
- sail
- see it through
- send forward
- set in motion
- skyrocket
- speed
- spring
- stand
- stand firm
- stay
- stay on
- stay the course
- step forward
- step on it
- stick at
- stick to
- stick with it
- storm
- survive
- sustain
- tear
- travel
- uphold
- urge
- wend
- whiz
- zoom
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