All persistent synonyms
perΒ·sistΒ·ent
P p adj persistent
- firm β not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- in-compliant β not compliant; unyielding.
- industrious β working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent: an industrious person.
- mulish β of or like a mule, as being very stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.
- die hard β If you say that habits or attitudes die hard, you mean that they take a very long time to disappear or change, so that it may not be possible to get rid of them completely.
- grinder β a person or thing that grinds.
- inveterate β settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like: an inveterate gambler.
- in full swing β to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one's arms in walking.
- day and night β If something happens day and night or night and day, it happens all the time without stopping.
- consistent β Someone who is consistent always behaves in the same way, has the same attitudes towards people or things, or achieves the same level of success in something.
- easy-going β calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
- hell-bent β stubbornly or recklessly determined.
- indefatigable β incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring.
- diurnal β of or relating to a day or each day; daily.
- ironfisted β ruthless, harsh, and tyrannical: an ironfisted dictator.
- around the clock β continuing without pause or interruption: an around-the-clock guard on the prisoner.
- lifelong β lasting or continuing through all or much of one's life: lifelong regret.
- hellbent β stubbornly or recklessly determined.
- frequent β happening or occurring at short intervals: to make frequent trips to Tokyo.
- fireball β Sir Charles George Douglas, 1860β1943, Canadian poet and novelist.
- incorruptible β not corruptible: incorruptible integrity.
- around-the-clock β all day and all night
- livelong β (of time) whole or entire, especially when tediously long, slow in passing, etc.: We picked apples the livelong day.
- chronic β A chronic illness or disability lasts for a very long time. Compare acute.
- at all times β all the time, constantly
- haunting β remaining in the consciousness; not quickly forgotten: haunting music; haunting memories.
- go-go β ALPS
- agglutinant β sticking together; adhesive
- insistent β earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, maintaining, or demanding something; persistent; pertinacious.
- easy going β calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
- diligent β constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything: a diligent student.
- aeonian β everlasting
- lingering β to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
- hardcore β unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist.
- addicting β a person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance: a drug addict.
adjective persistent
- gritty β consisting of, containing, or resembling grit; sandy.
- demanding β A demanding job or task requires a lot of your time, energy, or attention.
- dogged β doggoned; damned; confounded: Well, I'll be dogged!
- incorrigible β not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: incorrigible behavior; an incorrigible liar.
- game β an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- diuturnal β Durable, long-lasting.
- interminate β Without end or limit; boundless; infinite.
- continued β continuing; not having stopped
- continuing β not ended; ongoing
- neverending β having or likely to have no end: never-ending worry.
- incessant β continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending: an incessant noise.
- obsessive β being, pertaining to, or resembling an obsession: an obsessive fear of illness.
- determined β If you are determined to do something, you have made a firm decision to do it and will not let anything stop you.
- focused β a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- osculant β united by certain common characteristics.