Synonyms for Persistent

Synonyms for "persistent" (390 found)

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Closest matches (78)

Adjective(18 words)

lasting tenacious ceaselesschronic absence ratechronic disorderchronic urinary stasisconcentrated attentionconsistent practiceconsistent pullconstant dataconstant drizzleconstant propertyconstant pushconstant thrustcontinuouscontinuous habitatdogged doughty

abiding accordant adherent adhesive age-long aged alike ancient antique archaic assiduous automatic balanced beaten booming boundbound and determinedbulldogged bulldoggish bulldoggy

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Noun(12 words)

barraging biding cankeringchemical stabilitychemically stablechronic illnesschugging clinging clingstoneconstant coursecultural stabilitiesdoggoning

Verb(3 words)

besetting clutched continued

Strong matches (117)

Adjective(19 words)

dour durative embedded enduring everlasting gluiestgood staminahabitual pattern of behaviorhard workhaunting headstrongheavy workloadhungover irrepressiblelasting disagreementlifelonglingering impressionlong term degradationmental work capacities

draining durable earnest echoic echoing enduring equable equal eternal even evergreen exacting exigent exorbitant extortionate faithful fast firm fixed flat

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Verb(6 words)

enduredhold constantimportuned motivated nagged niggled

Noun(12 words)

enduring social bondestablished pattern of behaviorfossilizing gnawing gritting insistinglasting effectlivelongslong-term memorylong-term trendmore sustainedmost determined

Adjective(1 words)

eternal

Determiner(1 words)

more constant quantity

Related words (195)

obsessive obstinateof a pieceof long durationof long standingofficious ordered orderly patientpatient as jobperdurable perduring perennial permanent perpetual perseverant persevering persisting pertinacious plodding

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plugging preoccupied pressing primitive purposeful quiescent rapt reboant rebounding recurrent recurring reechoing regular relentless remaining repercussive repetitive resolute resolved resounding reverberant reverberating reverberatory rigid robotlike routine rumbling sedulous self-adhesive sempervirent serious sinceresingle mindedsingle-minded sleepless slogging smooth sneaking solid sounding stable stalwart static stationary staunch staying steadfast steady stereotyped stickable sticking sticky strenuous strong stubborn sustained systematic tacky taxing tenacious thundering tireless torpid tough trite unabating unaltered unbroken unceasing unchangeable unchanged unchanging unchecked unconquerable undamped undaunted undestroyed undeveloped undeviating undifferentiated undiscouraged undiversified undrooping undying unending unfading unfailing unfaltering unflagging unflinching unforgettable uniform unintermitting uninterrupted unnodding unrelaxing unrelenting unremitting unruffled unshakable unshifting unsleeping unswerving untiring unvaried unvarying unwavering unwearied unwearying unwinking urgentutterly attentiveviscid vital weariless well-trodden well-worn wholehearted

Adjective(42 words)

ongoingongoing changeongoing pushpermanent persevering pertinacious peskiest peskyprolonged stagnationpushier pushy recurrentrecurring idearecurring patternrelentlessrepeated illustrationrepeatingrepetitive noiseresilient ecosystemresilient networks

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revolutionary momentumslow-changing statefulstateful servicestatic controllersteadfaststeady eagernessstrong behavioral traitsustained effortsustained enthusiasmthirdhandtough opponentunabatedunchanging amountunchanging narrativeunflagging unrelenting unrelievedunwavering determinationunyielding wiryyear-round engagements

Noun(13 words)

ostinato plaguingprolonged emotional distressregular presenceresidual stabilestable gazestable organic matterstalwart standingstaying powersteady attentionsticktight

Verb(2 words)

persisted survived

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

4 entries

adjective attribute quality trait

More specific

9 entries

continuous enduring ongoing persevering reappearing recurrent relentless tenacious unremitting

Collocations

5 entries

persistent datapersistent effortpersistent memorypersistent problempersistent questions

Inflections

2 entries

more persistentmost persistent

Derivations

3 entries

persist persistence persistently

Antonyms

1 entries

caducous

similar

5 entries

continual obstinate stubborn unforgettable unregenerate

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

How persistent you are!

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After a streak of bad luck, a persistent gambler will be forced to play for high stakes.

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I have a persistent cough.

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I have a persistent pain here.

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Persistent