Persistent (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Lasting

Antonyms

• Caducous

Related Words

• Persist (verb)

Meaning ²

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".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Pertinacious
• Tenacious
• Unyielding
• Dogged
• Dour

Related Words

• Persistence (noun)

Meaning ³

Continually recurring to the mind; "haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy.

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Haunting

Meaning ⁴

Never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Relentless
• Unrelenting

Related Words

• Persistence (noun)
• Persistency (noun)
• Persist (verb)