Persistent synonyms
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Part of speech:
Having one's mind made up; decided; resolved
Continually recurring to the mind; unforgettable:
Not giving in readily; persistent; stubborn
Made to withstand repeated use over a relatively long period, usually several years or more:
Long-suffering; patient.
Firmly in position; stationary:
Showing resolution and fortitude; plucky:
Troublesomely urgent or persistent in requesting; pressingly entreating:
Insisting or demanding; persistent in demands or assertions
Hardened against feeling; hardhearted:
Tending to persevere.
Holding firmly to some purpose, belief, or action, often stubbornly or obstinately
Firm or determined; unwavering.
Working hard and steadily; diligent
Fixed or unmovable:
Refusing to yield, obey, or comply; resisting doggedly or unreasonably; resolute or obstinate
Holding together firmly; cohesive:
Having no errors or loopholes; unassailable.
irresolute (antonym)
relenting (antonym)
surrendering (antonym)
yielding (antonym)
lazy (antonym)
(Rare) importunate
Insistent; importunate
Without an end.
Remaining steady in affections or loyalties; faithful
Happening over and over again; repeated often; going on in rapid succession
Going on or extending without interruption or break; unbroken; connected
Lasting too long
Being without beginning or end:
Persisting too long; tedious:
Without, or apparently without, end; lasting, or seeming to last, forever; endless
Unceasing; unremitting:
Lasting or enduring forever or for an indefinitely long time; eternal; permanent
Continuously, all day long. From the concept that it happens while the hands of the clock go all the way around.
(Obs.) Untimely
Continuous; continuing indefinitely without stopping
Continuing with no interruption
Not stopping, relaxing, or slackening; incessant; persistent
Lasting for a long time; enduring:
Existing or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long time
Continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring:
Lasting a long time; persistent:
Of long duration or existence:
Made long ago; in existence for many years:
Extremely durable or lasting
Lasting an indefinitely long time; enduring:
Not expected to change in status, condition, or place:
Of long duration; continuing:
Of long duration
Lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.
Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
Difficult to alleviate or cure.
continue (related)
Not diminishing in intensity, pace, or effort:
Sullen; gloomy; forbidding
Incapable of being changed; unalterable:
caducous (antonym)
Done with constant and careful attention
In agreement; compatible:
Obstinately resisting authority; insubordinate; disobedient
Persevering and careful in work; industrious
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