Persistent Synonyms and Antonyms
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Synonyms for Persistent
Having one's mind made up; decided; resolved
Firm in asserting a demand or an opinion; unyielding.
Showing resolution and fortitude; plucky:
Hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent:
Lasting; permanent; durable
Of a person: given to importunate demands, greedily or thoughtlessly demanding.
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The definition of tenacious is someone or something that holds on firmly.
Importunate.
Holding tenaciously to an opinion or purpose.
Fixed or unmovable:
Tending to persevere.
Being without beginning or end:
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Unyielding in severity or strictness; unrelenting:
Having no errors or loopholes; unassailable.
Without an end.
Constant; persistent
Refusing to yield, obey, or comply; resisting doggedly or unreasonably; resolute or obstinate
Continuous; continuing indefinitely without stopping
Conveying a sense of pressing importance:
The definition of endless is continuing forever, or lasting for a very long time.
Continuing indefinitely, or during a long period; perpetual; sometimes used, colloquially, as a strong intensive.
Without, or apparently without, end; lasting, or seeming to last, forever; endless
Always reliable; certain
Continuing with no interruption
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Lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.
Of long duration
Persisting for an extended period of time.
Firmly in position; stationary:
Without break, cessation, or interruption; without intervening time.
Continuously, all day long. From the concept that it happens while the hands of the clock go all the way around.
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Persevering and careful in work; industrious
The definition of dogged is stubborn, persistent and not giving up easily.
Made to withstand repeated use over a relatively long period, usually several years or more:
Continually recurring to the mind; unforgettable:
Remaining steady in affections or loyalties; faithful
Lasting for a long time; enduring:
Functioning a long time; durable:
Having been done for so long so as to become convention.
A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
Very durable; longlasting
Having a life cycle of more than two years: said esp. of herbaceous plants that produce flowers and seed from the same root structure year after year
Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
Not diminishing in intensity, pace, or effort:
The definition of incessant is continuing without stopping.
Continuing indefinitely without interruption; unceasing; constant
Diligent; persevering
Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious.
Sullen; gloomy; forbidding
Made or done without stops:
Not stopping, relaxing, or slackening; incessant; persistent
In agreement; compatible:
Incapable of being changed; unalterable:
Of long duration
Antonyms for Persistent
determined; continuous
Submissive; obedient
determined; continuous
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