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Detailed Synonyms for persistent in English

persistent:

persistent adj

  1. persistent
  2. persistent
  3. persistent
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  8. persistent
    – never-ceasing 1
    persistent; relentless; unrelenting
    – never-ceasing 1
  9. persistent
    – continually recurring to the mind 1
    persistent; haunting
    – continually recurring to the mind 1
    • haunting adj
      • haunting memories1
      • the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty1
  10. persistent
    – retained; not shed 1
    persistent; lasting
    – retained; not shed 1
    • persistent adj
      • persistent leaves remain attached past maturity1
      • the persistent gills of fishes1
    • lasting adj
  11. persistent
    – stubbornly unyielding 1
    persistent; tenacious; dogged; unyielding; dour; pertinacious
    – stubbornly unyielding 1
    • tenacious adj
      • a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it1
      • men tenacious of opinion1
    • dogged adj
      • dogged persistence1
    • dour adj
      • dour determination1
    • pertinacious adj
      • the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics1

Related Words for "persistent":

  • persistently

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Related Definitions for "persistent":

  1. never-ceasing1
  2. continually recurring to the mind1
  3. retained; not shed1
    • persistent leaves remain attached past maturity1
    • the persistent gills of fishes1
  4. stubbornly unyielding1