to stick with

Examples

• All

• You stick with us, we'll show you the way.

  Strays (2023)

• Thank you so much for helping us raise five thousand dollars for St Jude's and for sticking with us for so long.

  Livescreamers (2023)

• So I will just stick with the smile.

  Dr. Phil

• But for now, we're going to stick with old school.

• So, you know, stick with the one you came to the dance with.

  Tim Ferriss

• So I hope you stick with me and watch this video.

  NikkieTutorials

• Just stick with me, please.

  The Boost (1988)

• So I decided to stick with the Chrome finish.

• OK, so let's stick with the facts to start with.

• No, I told downtown I'd stick with you, at least for the next two days.

  Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

F

to follow

vsto stick with

∞ 1.0

To act according to rules, advice, or beliefs

is less formal and also includes loyal staying or personal support

M

to maintain

vsto stick with

931 3.1

Keep an activity, quality, or schedule going over time

includes personal support and staying with someone under hardship

C

to continue

vsto stick with

586 1.0

To stay in the same job or role

also highlights active support and loyalty in difficult situations

K

to keep up

vsto stick with

507 2.8

To continue at the same speed or level as others

focuses more on staying or supporting people when things are hard

S

to stick to

vsto stick with

343 3.0

Keep doing something without changing it, for example following a plan

is broader, covering personal support or staying beyond rule following

C

to cling

vsto stick with

240 2.1

To hold on tightly to someone or something and not let go

is broader, meaning to continue or support in hardship rather than only holding

H

to hold on

vsto stick with

173 3.3

To keep trying and not give up when things are hard

adds loyalty and staying with people as well as determined continuation

H

to hang in

vsto stick with

• Informal

167 3.6

To keep trying and not give up when things are hard

includes that effort but also means to stay or support others

C

to cling to

vsto stick with

111 3.3

To hold tightly to something or keep believing something strongly in hard times

emphasizes general staying or supporting others beyond strong holding

A

to adhere

vsto stick with

87 4.7

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

covers staying or supporting generally, not only rule following

K

to keep it up

vsto stick with

87 3.0

Continue doing something well with the same effort

is wider, covering staying with or supporting others as well

P

to persist

vsto stick with

62 3.7

To keep doing something or keep holding a belief despite difficulty

adds the idea of supporting or staying with someone during difficulty

S

to stick by

vsto stick with

• Informal

47 3.6

To stay with and support someone in hard times

is broader, meaning to continue, support, or stay during difficulty

H

to hang on

vsto stick with

• Informal

46 3.3

To continue doing something and refuse to give up

emphasizes also continuing support or staying with someone in hardship

P

to push through

vsto stick with

39 3.6

To keep going despite problems until you finish

adds personal support or staying with someone as another use

H

to hold to

vsto stick with

25 3.5

To stay loyal to a promise, plan or belief

is wider, covering both support for people and staying with actions

K

to keep on

vsto stick with

24 2.2

Continue to have someone working for you

adds active support or personal staying behavior beyond simple continuation

P

to persevere

vsto stick with

22 5.1

Keep trying to do something even when it is hard

extends this persistence to include supporting or staying with others

S

to stick to the plan

vsto stick with

21 3.0

Continue doing what everyone agreed without changing it

is more general, also meaning staying with people or supporting them

P

to persist in

vsto stick with

20 4.1

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

is similar but also covers staying loyal or supporting people

H

to hold fast

vsto stick with

11 5.5

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

is more general, including supporting people as well as ideas

C

to cleave

vsto stick with

• Literature

7 7.5

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

includes that faithful staying but also broader continuing or supporting actions

K

to keep on pushing through

vsto stick with

• Informal

5.1

To continue to try hard even when things are difficult

is broader, also meaning steady support or staying with people

Antonyms

A

to abandon

773 3.1

Leave someone or something behind permanently and without care

D

to desert

219 4.2

To leave people or a place when you are needed

How Persistent

to persist

62 3.7

to stick with

341 3.6

to keep it moving

• Informal

161 4.4

to try again

461 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology