I got over the difficulty with my characteristic tenacity.
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Tenacity
//təˈnæs.ɪ.ti//
Synonyms for "tenacity" (204 found)
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Closest matches (41)
Strong matches (61)
diligencedogged perseverancedogmatismdoughinessdurabilityearnestnessenduranceengrossmentespritfanaticismfidelityfirmnessfixed mindfortitudegamenessgaminessgelatinitygelatinousnessgluelikenessgluiness
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glutinosityglutinousnessgritgrittinessgumlikenessgumminesshardheadednesshardihoodhardinesshardnessheadstrongnessheavinessholdingholding inincrassationindefatigabilityindustriousnessindustryinflexibilityinflexible willinfrangibilityinhibitioninsistenceinsistencyinspissationintoleranceintransigencejellificationjellylikenesskeepinglastingnessleatherlikenesslentorlocking inloyaltymaintenancemettlesomenessmucilaginousnessmulishnessnerve
Noun(1 words)
Related words (102)
nervinessobduracyobstinacyobstinatenessopinionatednessoverzealousnesspastinesspatiencepatience of jobpermanenceperseverancepersistencepersistencypertinaciousnesspertinacitypigheadednessploddingpluckinesspluggingpower
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prehensionpreoccupationpreservationpurposepurposefulnessrelentlessnessrepressionresilienceresistanceresolutenessresolutionresolveresolvednessrestivenessretainmentretentionretentivenessretentivityrigidityropinesssandsedulitysedulousnessself-willseriousnesssinceritysingle-mindednesssingleness of purposeslabbinesssliminesssloggingsnugnessspissitudespunkinessstabilitystaminastaunchnessstaying powersteadfastnesssteadinessstick-to-itivenessstickinessstiff neckstiff-neckednessstiffnessstodginessstrengthstringinessstrongheadnessstubbornnesssulkinesssullennesssuppressionsyrupinesstackinessthickeningthicknesstightnesstirelessnesstotal commitmenttoughnesstreaclinessunbreakabilityunbreakablenessuncompromisingnessuncooperativenessunregeneratenessunremittingnessunswerving attentionviscidityviscosityviscousnessvitalitywillwillfulness
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Translations
43 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- издръжливост noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
- лепливост noun (quality of bodies which makes them adhere to other bodies)
- якост на опън noun (greatest longitudinal stress a substance can bear without tearing asunder)
Catalan
2 entries- tenacitat noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
- tenacitat noun (quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force)
Dutch
1 entries- volhardendheid noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
Finnish
4 entries- sinnikkyys noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
- sitkeys noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
- sitkeys noun (quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force)
- vetolujuus noun (greatest longitudinal stress a substance can bear without tearing asunder)
French
1 entries- ténacité noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
German
2 entries- Beharrlichkeit noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
- Zähigkeit noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
Greek
1 entries- επιμονή noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
Indonesian
2 entries- kegigihan noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
- keuletan noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
Irish
1 entries- diongbháilteacht noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
Italian
1 entries- tenacia noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
Latin
1 entries- tenācitās noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
Portuguese
1 entries- tenacidade noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
Romanian
2 entries- adezivitate noun (quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force)
- tenacitate noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
Russian
4 entries- вы́держка noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
- кле́йкость noun (quality of bodies which makes them adhere to other bodies)
- предел прочности noun (greatest longitudinal stress a substance can bear without tearing asunder)
- про́чность на растяже́ние noun (greatest longitudinal stress a substance can bear without tearing asunder)
Spanish
2 entries- tenacidad noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
- tesón noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
Tagalog
1 entries- matibay noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
Ukrainian
4 entries- завзятість noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
- клейкість noun (quality of bodies which makes them adhere to other bodies)
- липкість noun (quality of bodies which makes them adhere to other bodies)
- наполегливість noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
Uzbek
1 entries- qaysarlik noun (quality or state of being tenacious)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
He has a spirit of tenacity.
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I admire Tom's tenacity.
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I admire your tenacity.
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