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Another word for persistent

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persistent

modif.

tenacious, steadfast, determined; see resolute 2.

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Another word for persistent

adjective

Firm or obstinate, as in making a demand or maintaining a stand:
importunate, importune, insistent, urgent. See continue
Existing or occurring without interruption or end:
around-the-clock, ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, endless, eternal, everlasting, incessant, interminable, nonstop, ongoing, perpetual, relentless, round-the-clock, timeless, unceasing, unending, unfailing, uninterrupted, unremitting. See continue
Existing or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long time:
abiding, continuing, durable, enduring, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived, long-standing, old, perdurable, perennial, permanent. See continue
Of long duration:
chronic, continuing, lingering, prolonged, protracted. See continue
Difficult to alleviate or cure:
obstinate, pertinacious, stubborn. See continue

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He was completely obsessed by one persistent thought.
Ignoring the persistent ring, she put the chicken in the oven and closed the door.
The "epitheca" noticed above is in this case the persistent frontal membrane.
For a long time she remained true to Artemis and rejected all suitors, but Meilanion at last gained her love by his persistent devotion.
- Persistent efforts have been made to explore the antiquities of Alexandria.

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