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verb

Definition of PERSIST

1

to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement <she persisted in her efforts and eventually got the job she wanted>

Synonyms carry on, persist

Related Words dig in, hang on, keep up; follow through (with); knuckle down

Near Antonyms give up, knock off, quit; bow, give in, submit, succumb, surrender, yield; falter, hang back, hesitate, shilly-shally, vacillate, waver, wobble (also wabble)

2

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state <my headache persisted for almost the entire day>

Synonyms abide, bide, endure, hold on, hold up, keep up, last, perdure, persist, remain, run on

Related Words linger, stay, stick around, tarry; carry through, prevail, survive

Near Antonyms abate, die (down), ebb, let up, moderate, subside, wane

Antonyms cease, close, conclude, desist, die, discontinue, end, expire, finish, lapse, leave off, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up