dogged

dog·ged

adjective \ˈdȯ-gəd\

Definition of DOGGED

: marked by stubborn determination <a dogged competitor> <dogged devotion>

— dog·ged·ly adverb

— dog·ged·ness noun

Examples of DOGGED

1. Her dogged efforts eventually paid off.
2. a dogged pursuit of power

First Known Use of DOGGED

1653

Related to DOGGED

Synonyms

persistent, insistent, patient, persevering, pertinacious, tenacious

Antonyms

acquiescent, agreeable, amenable, compliant, complying, flexible, pliable, pliant, relenting, yielding

Related Words

assured, certain, dedicated, determined, firm, hell-bent, intent, positive, resolute, resolved, single-minded, sure; adamant, bullheaded, persistent, hardened, hardheaded, headstrong, implacable, indurate, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, opinionated, peevish, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, self-willed, stiff-necked, stubborn, unregenerate, unyielding, willful (or wilful); unfaltering, unhesitating, unwavering; resistant, wayward, wrongheaded; constant, devoted, faithful, good, loyal, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, steady, true; indomitable, unconquerable; hard, inflexible, relentless, stern, unbending, unflinching, unrelenting

Near Antonyms

quitting, surrendering, yielding; faltering, hesitant, hesitating, irresolute, vacillating, wavering; disloyal, faithless, false, fickle, inconstant, perfidious, traitorous, treacherous

See Synonym Discussion at obstinate