She was disgusted at his persistence.
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Persistence
Synonyms for "persistence" (185 found)
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Closest matches (37)
Strong matches (56)
demandingnessdeterminatenessdeterminationdeterminednessdevotiondiligencediuturnitydogged perseverancedrivedurabilitydurablenessdurationearnestnessenduranceengrossmentequabilityequanimityequilibriumevennessexigency
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existenceextensionfidelityfirmnessfixednessforcefrozennessgluinessglutinositygritgumminesshardeninghomogeneityimmobilityimmovabilityimmovablenessimmutabilityimportunacyimportunatenessimportunityindefatigabilityindustriousnessindustryinsistenceinsistencyinvariabilityinvariablenessinveteracylastingnesslengtheninglong standinglong-lastingnesslong-livednesslongevity
Noun(2 words)
Related words (92)
loyaltymaintenancemonolithismobduracyobstinacypatiencepatience of jobperdurabilityperennationpermanencepermanencyperpetualnessperpetuationperpetuitypertinaciousnesspertinacityploddingpluckpluggingpreoccupation
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pressingnesspressureprogressprogressionprolongationprotractionpurposepurposefulnesspursuancequiescencerelentlessnessrepetitionresolutenessresolutionresolveresolvednessretentionrigidityrunsedulitysedulousnessself-controlself-willseriousnesssinceritysingle-mindednesssingleness of purposesloggingsnugnesssoliditystabilitystaminastandingstasisstaying powersteadfastnesssteadinessstick-to-itivenessstickinessstraight coursestrengthstubbornnesssurvivalsurvivancesustained actionsustenancetackinesstenaciousnesstenacitytightnesstirelessnesstorportotal commitmenttoughnessunchangeabilityunchangingnessuniformityuninterrupted courseunityunremittingnessunrufflednessunswerving attentionurgencyviscidityviscositywaywill
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8 entriesSynonyms
4 entriesderived
6 entriesderived from
1 entrieshas context
2 entriesrelated to
1 entriesTranslations
40 translations across 26 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἐπιμονή noun (property of being persistent)
Arabic
1 entries- إِلْحَاح noun (property of being persistent)
Bulgarian
2 entries- настойчивост noun (property of being persistent)
- постоя́нство noun (property of being persistent)
Catalan
1 entries- persistència noun (property of being persistent)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 堅持 /坚持 noun (property of being persistent)
Czech
2 entries- perzistence noun (property of being persistent)
- vytrvalost noun (property of being persistent)
Dutch
1 entries- doorzettingsvermogen noun (property of being persistent)
Finnish
1 entries- sitkeys noun (property of being persistent)
French
1 entries- persistance noun (property of being persistent)
German
3 entries- Ausdauer noun (property of being persistent)
- Bestand noun (property of being persistent)
- Beständigkeit noun (property of being persistent)
Indonesian
1 entries- kegigihan noun (property of being persistent)
Italian
4 entries- caparbietà noun (property of being persistent)
- costanza noun (property of being persistent)
- perseveranza noun (property of being persistent)
- persistenza noun (property of being persistent)
Japanese
1 entries- 固執 noun (property of being persistent)
Latin
1 entries- pervicācia noun (property of being persistent)
Marathi
1 entries- चिकाटी noun (property of being persistent)
Māori
2 entries- hohotatanga noun (property of being persistent)
- pāuaua noun (property of being persistent)
Portuguese
1 entries- persistência noun (property of being persistent)
Romanian
1 entries- persistență noun (property of being persistent)
Russian
2 entries- насто́йчивость noun (property of being persistent)
- упо́рство noun (property of being persistent)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- upórnōst noun (property of being persistent)
- упо́рно̄ст noun (property of being persistent)
Sicilian
1 entries- pirsistenza noun (property of being persistent)
Spanish
2 entries- perseverancia noun (property of being persistent)
- persistencia noun (property of being persistent)
Tamil
1 entries- விடாமுயற்சி noun (property of being persistent)
Telugu
1 entries- పట్టుదల noun (property of being persistent)
Tocharian B
1 entries- stamalñe noun (property of being persistent)
Turkish
2 entries- devamlılık noun (property of being persistent)
- süreklilik noun (property of being persistent)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Your persistence is not appreciated.
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Tom lacks persistence.
Source: tatoeba (2761710)
It is nothing that a little persistence and ingenuity can't overcome.
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