noun · neutral
resilience
UK/rɪˈzɪliəns/US/rɪˈzɪljəns/re·SIL·ience
the ability to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness
Examples
“Communities showed remarkable resilience after the flood.”
“Developing resilience helps students cope with stress.”
“Economic resilience depends on diversification.”
Band 8 sentence
“Investing in social services can increase community resilience and reduce long-term recovery costs.”
Collocations
- resilience to
- emotional resilience
- build/develop resilience
Word family
Common mistakes
resistant→resilient/resilience
make resilience→build/develop resilience
Say it for a higher band
5toughness→6adaptability→7+resilience
Synonyms
toughness
adaptability
Easily confused
resistant
“The material is resistant to heat, but its resilience when bent is limited.”
residence
“After losing his residence in the storm, his resilience kept him optimistic.”
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