Pertinacity synonyms

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bullheadedness
The characteristic of being bullheaded.
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hardheadedness
The characteristic of being hardheaded.
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mulishness
The characteristic of being mulish.
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obstinacy
The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.
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obstinateness
The characteristic of being obstinate.
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pertinaciousness
The state or characteristic of being pertinacious.
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perverseness
The quality of being perverse; obstinacy or doggedness
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perversity
A perverse act
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pigheadedness
The condition of being pigheaded
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tenaciousness
The characteristic of being tenacious.
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tenacity
The greatest longitudinal stress a substance can bear without tearing asunder, - usually expressed with reference to a unit area of the cross section of the substance, as the number of pounds per square inch, or kilograms per square centimeter, necessary to produce rupture.
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willfulness
The quality of being willful; obstinacy
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resist (related)
A protective coating or covering.
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perseverance
The quality of one who perseveres; persistence
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persistence
The continuance of an effect after the removal of its cause
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persistency
(Uncountable) The state of being persistent
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Find another word for pertinacity. In this page you can discover 17 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for pertinacity, like: bullheadedness, hardheadedness, doggedness, mulishness, obstinacy, obstinateness, pertinaciousness, perverseness, perversity, pigheadedness and tenaciousness.
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Pertinacity Sentence Examples

  • They fought with more pertinacity than bulldogs.

  • In the end the pertinacity of John triumphed.

  • This pertinacity engendered a belief in France that Italy was about to undertake in Tunisia a more aggressive policy than necessary for the protection of her commercial interests.

  • Returning to France in 1815, he commanded a division on the French left wing at Waterloo and attacked Hougomont with great pertinacity.

  • It is regrettable, for its own sake, that the Swedish Academy, which in earlier generations had identified itself with the manifestations of original literary genius, has closed its doors to the new writers with an almost vindictive pertinacity.

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