Success is always on the side of the persevering.
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Persevering
Synonyms for "persevering" (151 found)
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Closest matches (31)
acceptingarmed with patienceassiduousbalkingbalkybigotedboundbound and determinedbulldoggedbulletheadedbullheadedcase hardenedcase-hardenedcommittedconstantcontinuingdecideddecisivededicateddefinite
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Adjective(3 words)
Verb(2 words)
Strong matches (45)
earnestendurantenduringenterprisingfaithfulfanaticfanaticalforbearinghardheadedheadstrongimmutableinalterableindefatigableindomitableindulgentindustriousinsistentintolerantinvinciblelaborious
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Verb(4 words)
Noun(2 words)
most determinedpersistent effort
Related words (75)
pigheadedploddingpluggingpreoccupiedpurposefulraptrelentlessresoluteresolvedrestiverigidsedulousself-controlledself-willedserioussetsinceresingle mindedsingle-mindedsleepless
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sloggingspartanstablestalwartsteadfaststeadystiff neckedstiff-neckedstoicstrong willedstrong-willedstrongheadedstubbornsulkysullentenacioustirelesstoleranttoleratingtolerativeunabatingunconquerableuncooperativeundauntedunderstandingundiscouragedundroopingunfailingunfalteringunflaggingunflinchingunintermittinguninterruptedunnoddingunregenerateunrelaxingunrelentingunremittingunsleepingunswervinguntiringunwaveringunweariedunwearyingunwinkingutterly attentivewearilesswholeheartedwillful
Adjective(1 words)
steady focus during study
Noun(1 words)
unmoved by tragedy
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More general
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8 entriescontinuous effortdiligent workerlong term effortongoing effortpersistent studentsteady effortsustained efforttenacious personality
Collocations
7 entriespersevering attitudepersevering effortpersevering mindsetpersevering researchpersevering spiritpersevering studentpersevering through adversity
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
5 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
"The Parisian police," he said, "are exceedingly able in their way. They are persevering, ingenious, cunning, and thoroughly versed in the knowledge which their duties seem chiefly to demand."
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He isn't very persevering; he only works in fits and starts.
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I'm persevering.
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