Synonyms of doggedly

doggedly

adverb

as in hard

with great effort or determination

the detective doggedly pursued the suspect through the city's teeming streets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hard
• diligently
• resolutely
• determinedly
• intensively
• intensely
• intently
• assiduously
• arduously
• continuously
• slavishly
• strenuously
• sedulously
• purposefully
• laboriously
• industriously
• vigorously
• actively
• steadfastly
• mightily
• vehemently
• steadily
• hardly
• thoroughly
• zealously
• busily
• energetically
• amain
• briskly
• unremittingly
• feverishly
• spiritedly
• ardently
• conscientiously
• stubbornly
• unrelentingly
• seriously
• earnestly
• dynamically
• animatedly
• tirelessly
• painstakingly
• obstinately
• exhaustively
• meticulously
• indefatigably
• attentively
• willfully
• ploddingly
• unabatedly
• untiringly
• unflaggingly
• wearilessly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• casually
• wearily
• lazily
• halfheartedly
• listlessly
• languidly
• sluggishly
• tiredly
• desultorily
• indolently
• lackadaisically
• shiftlessly
• spiritlessly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of doggedly

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell and Logano doggedly chased Heim over the final couple dozen laps, but passing for the lead was nearly impossible (in fact; no one made a pass for the lead under green-flag running conditions all day). — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 26 July 2026

But phones are also surprisingly similar to novels—both ask people to doggedly follow and emotionally invest in the lives of strangers. — Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

What survived of the Americas, of course, was Argentina, which will doggedly carry on pinging the ball around the central midfield in the wake of a nuclear winter. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

In it are the recurring themes of fraternal loyalty, longing, nature’s bounty, and the rough toke that is doggedly searching for a better life. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026

Beloved actor Ron Perlman fully leans into trying to make the contestants fail this task by forcing eye contact, asking them polite questions, rebuking their bad manners in ignoring him, and even doggedly getting into their personal space. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026

On top of doggedly tracking a serial killer whose murder spree started decades earlier, our shrewd heroine uncovers a tangled workplace conspiracy that's as sinister as her prime suspect's motives. — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026

Just as importantly, Towns, who was never known for his defense, doggedly disrupted all-world Spurs star Victor Wembanyama during the Finals. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026

Nobody doggedly builds a stand-up career that takes them from clubs to theaters to selling out arena tours from a foundation of genuine stupidity. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026