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PERSISTENT

(persistent, perseverante, iherdig, utholdende)

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4 senses for persistent as an Adjective:

Synonyms:
- Persistent
- Relentless
- Unrelenting
Definitions:
- never-ceasing
Examples:
- The relentless beat of the drums
Antonyms:
- Sporadic
Synonyms:
- Haunting
- Persistent
Definitions:
- continually recurring to the mind
Examples:
- Haunting memories
- The cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty- Claudia Cassidy
Antonyms:
- Forgettable
Synonyms:
- Persistent
- Lasting
Definitions:
- retained
- not shed
Examples:
- Persistent leaves remain attached past maturity
- The persistent gills of fishes
Antonyms:
- SISTENT
- deciduous
Synonyms:
- Dogged
- Dour
- Persistent
- Pertinacious
- Tenacious
- Unyielding
Definitions:
- stubbornly unyielding
Examples:
- 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
Antonyms:
- Docile

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