PERSISTED Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

persisted

verb

past tense of persist

as in persevered

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

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as in remained

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

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Recent Examples of persisted Still, questions have persisted about who ordered the interruptions to the satellite internet system that Kyiv has relied on for years to counter Moscow's attacks. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 Still, questions have persisted about who ordered the interruptions to satellite internet system that Kyiv has relied on for years to counter Moscow’s attacks. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 In that example, discrimination persisted at the school for decades, prompting the Justice Department to propose a new agreement in 2024 that the school board rejected. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Treasuries held within a narrow range overnight as the recent pattern of consolidation persisted, with investors continuing to take cues from external markets. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 The underlying racial attitudes have persisted, Chapel said, contributing to present-day inequalities such as Black infant mortality. — Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026 Dayton testified that Jean-Pierre, who traveled to Port-au-Prince with Sanon and another co-conspirator in late May, was not a State Department employee, despite claims to the contrary that persisted even on the morning that Moïse was killed. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 The two genetic variants are also ancient, suggesting that the difference has persisted over evolutionary timescales. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 Even where efforts to build democratic institutions have faltered, as after the Arab Spring, liberal ideas have nonetheless persisted and expanded. — Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

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Despite the job cuts, threats of land reduction, talks of privatization and even demolition within some parks, Indigenous groups and park partners have persevered.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
There’s a lesson, too, in sync with the vitality of these men and women who persevered, who never let an insight go unchallenged, a name go unforgotten or a memory about the Renaissance lie unadorned.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of persevered

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No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack; the attackers’ motive remained unknown.

— Omar Akour, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Israeli and American leaders have been sharpening their threats before elections in both countries, while Iranian leaders have remained defiant.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of remained

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Lockheed Martin has continued research and development alongside its preparations for manufacturing.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Since Rock Candy came out in February, Mackeeper have continued to churn out sticky songs, and had one of them appear in The Drama.

— Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of continued

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Only once has an Arab party joined a governing coalition, in 2021, and that government only lasted around 18 months.

— Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
But, as Reyes fired back incredulously, no one from the government mentioned that in the previous hearings, one of which lasted seven hours.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026