resilience

noun

Definition of resiliencenext
1
as in strength
the ability to withstand or adjust to challenges Her resilience shined in her willingness to accept the failure as a valuable learning experience. We were impressed by his resilience and optimism throughout his battle with cancer.

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as in flexibility
the ability of something to return to its original shape after it has been stretched, pressed, bent, etc. Rubber is a favorite material for dog toys thanks to its strong resilience. Palm trees have evolved to show strong resilience in the face of tropical storms.

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Recent Examples of resilience The 2021 and 2024 injuries tested not only his body but his patience, confidence and resilience. — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Talanx German insurer Talanx 's lean cost base and 6 billion euros of resilience reserves can help sustain earnings growth, even as pricing softens in its reinsurance and corporate-specialty units, according to Goldman. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 Assembly Bill 2494 eliminates what’s often cast as a logging mandate, instead prioritizing values such as carbon storage, wildfire resilience and biodiversity conservation. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 But Huna is not a book about resilience or hope—ElGendy is almost allergic to those words. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for resilience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resilience
  1. strength
  2. flexibility
  3. persistence
  4. adaptability
  5. persistency
  6. elasticity
Noun
  • But the country's key stock benchmarks are struggling to reflect that strength, hinting at a festering disconnect between markets and the economy.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • She was invested in young women and keeping the door open for the next generation of leaders, and her advocacy was always about fighting for the strength, intelligence, and dignity of women everywhere.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of strength
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  • Golday already knows two defensive positions and pairs his flexibility with outstanding special teams ability.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Is flexibility written policy or manager discretion, because those two behave very differently the week somebody has a stroke.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of flexibility
Noun
  • Security teams should prioritize execution paths where code can access secrets, create persistence or make system changes, then apply pre-execution controls that can stop or constrain artifacts when their behavior falls outside policy.
    — Ken Ammon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Hoban says she’s learned that bringing the vintage toys back to life often requires patience, persistence and a little imagination.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of persistence
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  • Passive detection meets modular robotics The demonstration brought together two different technologies designed around adaptability.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This development significantly depends on the scalability of hardware and the adaptability of software, which together surpass conventional expectations.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of adaptability
Noun
  • The Home Service Insurance segment experienced a decline in premiums, attributed to strategic actions to improve sales quality and persistency, as well as economic pressures such as inflation.
    — Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The tannins are well structured yet soft and the wine has great persistency in the finish.
    — Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 2 May 2023
Definition of persistency
Noun
  • The bio-spandex replicates the elasticity and durability levels of conventional petrochemical products.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The mix of argan and avocado oils helps support firmness and elasticity, while glycerin and shea butter help plump and smooth.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
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“Resilience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resilience. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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