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" (296 found)
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Adjective(8 words)
Noun(6 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (88)
Adjective(13 words)
doughydurableearnestenduringfaithfulfanaticfanaticalfibrousfirmfixedgamegamygaumygelatinousglairygluelikeglueyglutenousglutinoseglutinous
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goodgooeygraspinggrippinggristlygrittygrumousgumbogumbolikegumlikegummousgummygutsyguttyhardhardheadedhardyheadstrongheavyholdingimmovableimmutableinalterableindefatigableindomitableindustriousinflexibleinsistentinspissatedintolerantintransigentinvinciblejelledjelliedjellylikekeepinglastingleatherlikeleatheryloyalmaintainingmettlesomemucilaginousmulishnervynever-tiringobdurateobstinate
Adjective(2 words)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (148)
opinionatedoverzealouspastypatientpatient as jobpermanentperseverantperseveringpersistentpersistingpertinaciouspigheadedploddingpluckypluggingpreoccupiedpurposefulraptred bloodedred-blooded
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refractoryrelentlessresistantresoluteresolvedrestiveretainingretentiverigidropysecuresedulousself-adhesiveself-willedserioussetsinceresinewysingle mindedsingle-mindedslabbysleeplessslimyslitherysloggingspiritedspiritfulspunkystablestalwartstarchystaunchsteadfaststeadystickablestickystiffstiff neckedstiff-neckedstodgystoutstrenuousstringystrongstrong willedstrong-mindedstrong-willedstrongheadedstubbornsturdysulkysullensyrupytackythickthickenedtighttirelesstoughtough as leathertremelloidtremellosetrueunabatingunaskeduncompromisingunconquerableuncooperativeundauntedundiscouragedundroopingunfailingunfalteringunflaggingunflinchingunintermittinguninterruptedunnoddingunregenerateunrelaxingunrelentingunremittingunshakableunshakeableunshakenunsleepingunswervinguntiringunwaveringunweariedunwearyingunwinkingunyieldingurgentutterly attentivevigorousviscidviscoseviscouswearilesswholeheartedwillfulwiry
Adjective(15 words)
perseveringpertinaciouspeskiestrecollectiveresilientresilient networksretentivescrappierscrappiestscrappystickystrong motivationstough opponenttoughestunyielding
Verb(1 words)
Noun(5 words)
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8 entriesCollocations
6 entriestenacious curiositytenacious efforttenacious griptenacious learnertenacious memorytenacious work ethic
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6 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
To survive in a hostile environment, one must be able to improvise and be tenacious.
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Metaphors are much more tenacious than facts.
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He was tenacious.
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