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| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | eternal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without pause; endless |
| Synonyms: | abiding, ageless, always, boundless, ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, deathless, enduring, everlasting, forever, immemorial, immortal, immutable, imperishable, incessant, indefinite, indestructible, infinite, interminable, lasting, never-ending, perennial, permanent, perpetual, persistent, relentless, timeless, unbroken, unceasing, undying, unending, uninterrupted, amaranthine, continued, dateless, illimitable, perdurable, termless, unfading, unremitting, without end |
| Antonyms: | brief, changeable, changing, ending, ephemeral, stopping, temporary, transient, terminable |
| 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: | habitual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | usual, established |
| Synonyms: | accepted, accustomed, addicted, automatic, chronic, common, confirmed, constant, continual, conventional, customary, familiar, fixed, frequent, hardened, ingrained, inveterate, mechanical, methodical, natural, normal, ordinary, perfunctory, permanent, perpetual, persistent, practiced, recurrent, regular, repeated, repetitious, rooted, routine, seasoned, set, standard, steady, systematic, traditional, wonted, addicting, cyclic, disciplined, iterated, iterative, reiterative |
| Antonyms: | infrequent, intermittent, occasional, rare, seldom, uncommon, unusual, inhabitual, unestablished |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | insistent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | demanding |
| Synonyms: | assertive, burning, clamant, clamorous, continuous, crying, dire, dogged, emphatic, exigent, forceful, imperative, imperious, importunate, incessant, obstinate, peremptory, persevering, persistent, pressing, resolute, unrelenting, urgent, perseverant, reiterative, resounding |
| Antonyms: | disinterested, indifferent, lenient, tolerant |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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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