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Another word for tenacity

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tenacity

n.

perseverance, obstinacy, resolution; see determination 2, stubbornness.

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Another word for tenacity

noun

The quality or state of being stubbornly unyielding:

bullheadedness, doggedness, hardheadedness, mulishness, obstinacy, obstinateness, pertinaciousness, pertinacity, perverseness, perversity, pigheadedness, tenaciousness, willfulness. See resist

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She fought with tenacity born of desperation.
In addition, all her planning and tenacity were paying off.
Bulldogs were formerly employed in bull-baiting, and the tenacity of their grip is proverbial.
The amir showed his usual ability in diplomatic argument, his tenacity where his own views or claims were in debate, with a sure underlying insight into the real situation.
Still, his tenacity was what had inspired the name, not his size.

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