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Synonyms for persistent
pərˈsɪs tənt, -ˈzɪs-per·sis·tent
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
persistent
The headstrong person is not to be stopped in his own course of action, while the obstinate and stubborn is not to be driven to another's way. The headstrong act; the obstinate and stubborn may simply refuse to stir. The most amiable person may be obstinate on some one point; the stubborn person is for the most part habitually so; we speak of obstinate determination, stubborn resistance. Stubborn is the term most frequently applied to the lower animals and inanimate things. Refractory implies more activity of resistance; the stubborn horse balks; the refractory animal plunges, rears, and kicks; metals that resist ordinary processes of reduction are termed refractory. One is obdurate who adheres to his purpose in spite of appeals that would move any tender-hearted or right-minded person. Contumacious refers to a proud and insolent defiance of authority, as of the summons of a court. Pertinacious demand is contrasted with obstinate refusal. The unyielding conduct which we approve we call decided, firm, inflexible, resolute; that which we condemn we are apt to term headstrong, obstinate, stubborn. Compare PERVERSE.
Synonyms:
contumacious, decided, determined, dogged, firm, fixed, headstrong, heady, immovable, indomitable, inflexible, intractable, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, opinionated, pertinacious, refractory, resolute, resolved, stubborn, unconquerable, unflinching, unyieldingAntonyms:
amenable, complaisant, compliant, docile, dutiful, gentle, irresolute, obedient, pliable, pliant, submissive, teachable, tractable, undecided, wavering, yielding
Princeton's WordNet
persistent, relentless, unrelentingadjective
never-ceasing
"the relentless beat of the drums"
Synonyms:
unappeasable, inexorable, lasting, unrelenting, tenacious, relentless, dour, haunting, stern, unyielding, grim, dogged, unforgiving, brutal, pertinaciousAntonyms:
caducous, sporadic, deciduous, forgettable, docile, shedhaunting, persistentadjective
continually recurring to the mind
"haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy
Synonyms:
lasting, unrelenting, tenacious, relentless, dour, haunting, unyielding, dogged, pertinaciousAntonyms:
sporadic, caducous, shed, deciduous, forgettable, docilepersistent, lastingadjective
retained; not shed
"persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes"
Synonyms:
permanent, lasting, durable, long-lived, unrelenting, tenacious, long-lasting, relentless, dour, haunting, unyielding, dogged, pertinaciousAntonyms:
forgettable, deciduous, shed, caducous, sporadic, dociledogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyieldingadjective
stubbornly unyielding
"dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"
Synonyms:
saturnine, relentless, sullen, grim, long, sour, morose, haunting, retentive, dark, unyielding, moody, tenacious, recollective, dour, coherent, lasting, pertinacious, dogged, glowering, forbidding, unrelenting, glumAntonyms:
sporadic, docile, deciduous, shed, forgettable, caducous
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
persistentadjective
Synonyms:
persevering, constant, steady
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
persistentadjective
Synonyms:
contumacious, persevering, insistent, pertinacious, tenacious, importunate, constant
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "persistent":
pollutants, continuing, persistence, continued, ongoing, tenacious, continuous, constant, sustained, stubborn, persist, enduring, lingering, remanent, sticky, lasting, long-standing, unremitting, pattern, chronic, persistently, tireless, constants, intractable
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#264 | long | |
#1640 | dark | |
#1672 | fixed | |
#1854 | firm | |
#2007 | continued | |
#2328 | determined | |
#2357 | pattern | |
#2414 | decided | |
#2729 | permanent | |
#3035 | continuing | |
#3325 | constant | |
#3450 | continuous | |
#4164 | ongoing | |
#4901 | chronic | |
#5955 | resolved | |
#7635 | durable | |
#8047 | sustained | |
#8458 | lasting | |
#9246 | sticky | |
#9271 | brutal | |
#9645 | persistent | |
#10536 | stern | |
#11990 | moody | |
#12027 | sour | |
#12776 | constants | |
#13303 | coherent | |
#13462 | pollutants | |
#14474 | persistence | |
#14856 | grim | |
#16309 | enduring | |
#16946 | tenacious | |
#18561 | persist | |
#21596 | haunting | |
#24054 | stubborn | |
#24248 | relentless | |
#27270 | lingering | |
#27763 | refractory | |
#38846 | persistently | |
#41311 | tireless | |
#42074 | inflexible | |
#42291 | opinionated | |
#42416 | forbidding | |
#42813 | heady | |
#42831 | intractable | |
#43680 | resolute | |
#49169 | unrelenting | |
#49224 | immovable | |
#50489 | dogged | |
#58451 | sullen | |
#60472 | unforgiving | |
#66176 | obstinate | |
#66995 | headstrong | |
#68728 | dour | |
#72731 | indomitable | |
#73839 | inexorable | |
#77107 | glum | |
#77339 | unflinching | |
#77553 | unyielding | |
#81480 | retentive | |
#86369 | morose | |
#94036 | unremitting | |
#139798 | unconquerable | |
#164509 | obdurate | |
#186740 | saturnine | |
#189315 | remanent | |
#195687 | glowering | |
#282433 | contumacious |
How to use persistent in a sentence?
We need to consider a more persistent NATO military presence in the region, with a particular focus on our maritime capabilities.
It was a moment that I truly regret, that I am very sorry for, and for which I have accepted responsibility for my actions, these news reports have since fueled persistent rumors and speculation, and I do not believe that this is in the best interest of my constituents to continue to serve next term.
Given persistent lack of clarity, markets will likely continue to signal their discomfort.
As other banks have been doing for some time, Credit Suisse is introducing negative interest rates for clients with very high Swiss franc cash holdings, the reason for this is the persistent negative interest rate environment.
The biggest risk that could cause a (stocks) sell off is the development of COVID-19 variants, a slowdown in the reopening and persistent inflation.
Translations for persistent
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- مستمرArabic
- anhaltend, hartnäckig, ständig, beharrlich, ausdauerndGerman
- επίμονοςGreek
- persistenteSpanish
- مداومPersian
- sitkeäFinnish
- tenace, persistantFrench
- leanailteach, leanmhainneachScottish Gaelic
- נשנה, עקשן, מתמידHebrew
- kitartóHungarian
- persistenteItalian
- 頑固, 不屈, 執拗, 持続性, 固執, しつこい, 長引く, いつまでも続くJapanese
- بهردهوام بوونKurdish
- commorantibus infestiorLatin
- pakepake, aumou, niwaniwa, nganaMāori
- aanhoudend, volhardend, hardnekkigDutch
- vedvarendeNorwegian
- nieustanny, uporczywy, trwały, bezustanny, ciągłyPolish
- persistentePortuguese
- неотступный, устойчивый, стойкий, упорный, настойчивый, постоянныйRussian
- ȕpōran, у̏по̄ранSerbo-Croatian
- beständigSwedish
- தொடர்ந்துTamil
- kalıcıTurkish
- 一贯Chinese
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