He's a tenacious guy who always manages to come out on top. He's the kind of guy who can turn any situation to his advantage.
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Tenacious
//təˈneɪʃəs//
Synonyms for "tenacious" (264 found)
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Closest matches (53)
Strong matches (79)
dogmaticdoughydurableearnestenduringfaithfulfanaticfanaticalfibrousfirmfixedgamegamygaumygelatinousglairygluelikeglueyglutenousglutinose
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glutinousgoodgooeygraspinggrippinggristlygrittygrumousgumbogumbolikegumlikegummousgummygutsyguttyhardhardheadedhardyheadstrongheavyholdingimmovableimmutableinalterableindefatigableindomitableindustriousinflexibleinsistentinspissatedintolerantintransigentinvinciblejelledjelliedjellylikekeepinglastingleatherlikeleatheryloyalmaintainingmettlesomemucilaginousmulishnervynever-tiringobdurateobstinateopinionatedoverzealous
Adjective(5 words)
Related words (132)
pastypatientpatient as jobpermanentperseverantperseveringpersistentpersistingpigheadedploddingpluckypluggingpreoccupiedpurposefulraptred bloodedred-bloodedrefractoryrelentlessresistant
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resoluteresolvedrestiveretainingrigidropysecuresedulousself-adhesiveself-willedserioussetsinceresinewysingle mindedsingle-mindedslabbysleeplessslimyslitherysloggingspiritedspiritfulspunkystablestalwartstarchystaunchsteadfaststeadystickablestickystiffstiff neckedstiff-neckedstodgystoutstrenuousstringystrongstrong willedstrong-mindedstrong-willedstrongheadedstubbornsturdysulkysullensyrupytackythickthickenedtighttirelesstoughtough as leathertremelloidtremellosetrueunabatingunaskeduncompromisingunconquerableuncooperativeundauntedundiscouragedundroopingunfailingunfalteringunflaggingunflinchingunintermittinguninterruptedunnoddingunregenerateunrelaxingunrelentingunremittingunshakableunshakeableunshakenunsleepingunswervinguntiringunwaveringunweariedunwearyingunwinkingunyieldingurgentutterly attentivevigorousviscidviscoseviscouswearilesswholeheartedwillfulwiry
Adjective(5 words)
Related word relations
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Synonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
3 entriesrelated to
16 entriessimilar
7 entriesTranslations
127 translations across 35 languages.
Armenian
4 entries- բռնունակ adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
- կառչուն adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
- կպչուն adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
- համառ adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- inadkar adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- kəc adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- tərs adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- yapışan adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
Bulgarian
2 entries- лепкав adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
- упорит adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Catalan
1 entries- tenaç adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 頑強 /顽强 adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Czech
4 entries- houževnatý adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- neústupný adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- soudržný adj (holding together; cohesive)
- vytrvalý adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Dutch
1 entries- hardnekkig adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Esperanto
2 entries- tenaca adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
- tenaca adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Finnish
4 entries- hyvämuistinen adj (having a good memory; retentive)
- itsepintainen adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- itsepäinen adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- luja adj (holding together; cohesive)
French
1 entries- tenace adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Galician
4 entries- porfiado adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- releón adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- teimudo adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- tenaz adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
German
4 entries- beharrlich adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- fest haftend adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
- festklebend adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
- gedächtnisstark adj (having a good memory; retentive)
Greek
1 entries- πεισματάρης adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Hebrew
1 entries- עיקש adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Hungarian
4 entries- elszánt adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- kitartó adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- makacs adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- szívós adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Icelandic
4 entries- fastheldinn adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
- haldgóður adj (holding together; cohesive)
- minnisgóður adj (having a good memory; retentive)
- ötull adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Indonesian
1 entries- ngotot adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Irish
1 entries- greamúsach adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
Japanese
1 entries- 頑強な adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Khmer
1 entries- ស៊ូ adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Latin
2 entries- tenax adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
- tenax adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Macedonian
4 entries- жи́лав adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- ле́плив adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
- твр́доглав adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- у́порен adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Malagasy
1 entries- mahatadidy betsaka adj (having a good memory; retentive)
Manchu
1 entries- ᡶᡳᠯᡳ adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Māori
4 entries- aumangea adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- aumangeo adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- rae pakari adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- urupū adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- hardnakket adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- urokkelig adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- یاپشقان adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
- یاپشقان adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Polish
4 entries- lepki adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
- spoisty adj (holding together; cohesive)
- spójny adj (holding together; cohesive)
- trwały adj (having a good memory; retentive)
Portuguese
4 entries- aderente adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
- porfiado adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- teimoso adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- tenaz adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
Russian
4 entries- вя́зкий adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
- кле́йкий adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
- кре́пкий adj (having a good memory; retentive)
- ли́пкий adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
Spanish
3 entries- aferrado adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
- tenaz adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- tesonero adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Sundanese
1 entries- keukeuh adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Swedish
4 entries- fast adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
- fast adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- fasthängande adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
- fasthållande adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
Turkish
4 entries- bildiğinden şaşmaz adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- dik kafalı adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- inatçı adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- sıkıca tutan adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
Ukrainian
4 entries- впертий adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- липкий adj (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive)
- наполегливий adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
- непоступливий adj (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
To survive in a hostile environment, one must be able to improvise and be tenacious.
Source: tatoeba (690877)
Metaphors are much more tenacious than facts.
Source: tatoeba (709193)
He was tenacious.
Source: tatoeba (1369151)
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