to stick to

Examples

• All

• Stick to the game plan.

  L!fe Happens (2011)

• All right, so just stick to the plan.

  Due Season (2022)

• And, you know, you have to stick to it and keep trying.

  Lex Fridman

• So, you gotta stick to your guns now.

  Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

• Let's just stick to what we're good at.

  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

• Also, have an agenda for every meeting, and stick to your start and end times.

  Academic text (1997)

• You leave the solutions to me, Rupert, and stick to what you do best.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Throw out the junk food in the cupboard and stick to eating real foods.

  Evan Carmichael

• If you want to win, you have to stick to the fundamental, clarion principle.

  Academic text (1999)

• It's important to stick to your budget when planning a trip.

Synonyms

F

to follow

vsto stick to

∞ 1.0

To act according to rules, advice, or beliefs

focuses more on continuing with something or obeying without change

M

to maintain

vsto stick to

∞ 3.1

Keep an activity, quality, or schedule going over time

focuses more on staying with a chosen action or rule unchanged

S

to stick with

vsto stick to

420 3.6

Keep doing or supporting something even when it is difficult

covers continuing or obeying generally, not only during difficulty

H

to hold to

vsto stick to

365 3.5

To stay loyal to a promise, plan or belief

is about ongoing use or obedience of rules and agreements

K

to keep

vsto stick to

356 1.0

To do what you promised

emphasizes ongoing use or obedience rather than promise keeping only

C

to continue

vsto stick to

214 1.0

To stay in the same job or role

is specifically about ongoing use or obeying rules without changing them

A

to adhere

vsto stick to

98 4.7

Continue to follow and support a rule, belief, or person

stresses continued action or obedience without altering the plan

A

to adhere to

vsto stick to

95 3.9

To follow rules or instructions

is broader, meaning continue doing or obey rules without changing

P

to persist

vsto stick to

50 3.7

To keep doing something or keep holding a belief despite difficulty

is less about stubbornness and more about steady use or obedience

P

to persist in

vsto stick to

22 4.1

To keep doing something even when it is difficult or people disagree

covers steady following or use without change rather than sheer determination

H

to hold fast

vsto stick to

17 5.5

To stay firmly attached to something or keep believing strongly in an idea

is similar but emphasizes continuing action or formal obedience more

C

to cleave

vsto stick to

• Literature

4 7.5

To stay very close to someone or something, often for support

is about continuing an action or obeying a rule rather than personal loyalty

Antonyms

A

to abandon

201 3.8

Stop supporting an idea or plan

D

to deviate

44 5.8

To change direction or move away from a planned route

How Committed

to adhere to

95 3.9

to stick to

465 3.0

to abide by

87 3.5

to follow

∞ 1.0

to comply

245 3.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology