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persistent - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: persistent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: determined; continuous
Synonyms: assiduous, bound, bound and determined, constant, continual, dogged, endless, enduring, firm, fixed, immovable, incessant, indefatigable, insistent, interminable, never-ending, obdurate, obstinate, perpetual, persevering, pertinacious, relentless, repeated, resolute, steadfast, steady, sticky*, stubborn, tenacious, tireless, unflagging, unrelenting, unshakable, bulldogged, in for long haul, like bad penny, perseverant, persisting, unremitting
Antonyms: lazy, yielding, relenting, surrendering
Main Entry: abiding
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: continuing or existing for an indefinite time
Synonyms: constant, continuing, enduring, eternal, everlasting, fast, indissoluble, lasting, permanent, perpetual, persistent, steadfast, steady, persisting
Antonyms: ephemeral, fleeting, transient
Main Entry: chronic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: incessant, never-ending
Synonyms: abiding, ceaseless, confirmed, constant, continual, continuing, continuous, deep-rooted, deep-seated, enduring, fixed, habitual, inborn, inbred, incurable, ingrained, inveterate, lasting, lifelong, long-standing, obstinate, perennial, persistent, prolonged, recurrent, rooted, routine, settled, stubborn, sustained, tenacious, unmitigated, unyielding, usual, ever-present, ineradicable, lingering, long-lived, persisting, protracted, recurring, unabating
Notes: acute is used for a sudden onset and short duration; chronic is for conditions that are slow to develop and of long duration
chronic is contrasted with acute as chronic pain persists over a longer period of time than acute pain and is resistant to most medical treatments
Antonyms: curable, intermittent, occasional, temporary, eradicable
Main Entry: continual
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: constant, incessant
Synonyms: ceaseless, connected, consecutive, continuous, endless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, frequent, interminable, permanent, perpetual, persistent, recurrent, regular, relentless, repeated, repetitive, running, steady, timeless, unbroken, unceasing, unchanging, unending, unfailing, unflagging, uninterrupted, unvarying, aeonian, around-the-clock, dateless, oft-repeated, persisting, staying, unremitting, unwaning
Antonyms: broken, halting, inconstant, infrequent, intermittent, interrupted, occasional, temporary, ceasing, checked
Main Entry: diligent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: persevering, hard-working
Synonyms: active, assiduous, attentive, busy, careful, conscientious, constant, eager, eager beaver*, earnest, grind*, indefatigable, industrious, laborious, occupied, operose, painstaking, persistent, pertinacious, sedulous, steadfast, studious, tireless, unflagging, unrelenting, untiring, persisting, plugging
Antonyms: inactive, indifferent, languid, lazy, lethargic, negligent
Main Entry: durable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: sturdy, long-lasting
Synonyms: abiding, constant, dependable, enduring, fast, firm, fixed, impervious, lasting, permanent, persistent, reliable, resistant, sound, stable, stout, strong, substantial, tenacious, tough, diuturnal, long-continued, perdurable, perduring
Antonyms: fragile, impermanent, temporary, undependable, weak, poorly made, unsturdy
Main Entry: frequent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: common, repeated
Synonyms: commonplace, constant, continual, customary, everyday, expected, familiar, general, habitual, incessant, intermittent, manifold, many, monotonous, numberless, numerous, periodic, perpetual, persistent, profuse, recurrent, redundant, successive, thick, ubiquitous, usual, various, a good many, iterated, pleonastic, recurring, reiterated, reiterative
Antonyms: inconstant, infrequent, irregular, occasional, rare, sporadic, uncommon, unusual, unrepeated
Main Entry: haunting
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: unforgettable
Synonyms: eerie, memorable, nostalgic, ongoing, persistent, recurrent, repeated, spooky, nagging, obsessive
Main Entry: hell-bent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: set on
Synonyms: bent on, bound and determined, constant, decided, determined, driven, firm, fixed, intent, obsessed, persevering, persistent, relentless, resolute, serious, single-minded, steadfast, strong-willed, stubborn, tenacious, unrelenting, unwavering, resolved, set on, strong-minded, unhesitating
Main Entry: importunate
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: demanding, insistent
Synonyms: burning, clamant, clamorous, crying, disturbing, dogged, earnest, exigent, imperative, instant, persevering, persistent, pertinacious, pressing, solicitous, troublesome, urgent, harassing, overly solicitous
Antonyms: unimportant, relaxed, undemanding
Main Entry: incorruptible
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: honest, honorable
Synonyms: above suspicion, imperishable, indestructible, just, loyal, moral, perpetual, persistent, pure, reliable, straight, trustworthy, untouchable, upright, inextinguishable, unbribable, undestroyable
Antonyms: bad, dishonest, corruptible
Main Entry: indefatigable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: untiring
Synonyms: active, assiduous, bound and determined, determined, diligent, dogged, energetic, hell-bent*, industrious, inexhaustible, ironclad, painstaking, patient, persevering, persistent, pertinacious, relentless, sedulous, steadfast, strenuous, tireless, unfaltering, unflagging, unflinching, unwavering, vigorous, dead set on, nose to grindstone, stop at nothing, unremitting, unwearied, unwearying
Antonyms: fatigued, tired, weary
Main Entry: industrious
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: hardworking
Synonyms: active, assiduous, burning, busy, conscientious, diligent, dynamic, eager, energetic, grind*, intent, involved, jumping, laborious, operose, perky*, persevering, persistent, productive, purposeful, sedulous, spirited, steady, tireless, zealous, ball of fire, in full swing, on the go, plugging, psyched up on
Antonyms: idle, inactive, indolent, lackadaisical, lazy, lethargic, slack, unemployed, unproductive
Main Entry: inveterate
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: long-standing, established
Synonyms: abiding, accustomed, addicted, chronic, confirmed, continuing, customary, deep-rooted, deep-seated, dyed-in-the-wool*, enduring, entrenched, fixed, habitual, hard-core*, hardened, inbred, incorrigible, incurable, ingrained, innate, lifelong, long-lasting, obstinate, old, perennial, permanent, persistent, set, settled, stubborn, sworn, usual, habituated, indurated, ineradicable, long-lived, persisting
Antonyms: short-lived
Main Entry: lifelong
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: lasting
Synonyms: constant, continuing, deep-rooted, enduring, inveterate, lifetime, long-lasting, long-standing, old, perennial, permanent, persistent, for life, livelong, long-lived
Antonyms: short-lived, temporary, tenuous
Main Entry: mulish
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: obstinate
Synonyms: adamant, bullheaded, dogged, firm, hardheaded, headstrong, immovable, inflexible, intractable, obdurate, opinionated, persistent, pigheaded*, recalcitrant, relentless, single-minded, steadfast, stubborn, tenacious, dead set on, strong-minded
Main Entry: never-ending
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: continual, unceasing
Synonyms: boundless, ceaseless, constant, continuous, endless, eternal, everlasting, immortal, incessant, interminable, nonstop, perpetual, persistent, relentless, timeless, unbroken, unchanging, uninterrupted, amaranthine, unremitting
Antonyms: ending, halting, intermittent, interrupted, ceasing
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