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 Declining natural gas exports have deprived Bolivia of dollars needed to import gasoline and diesel, contributing to chronic fuel shortages since 2023 that have persisted under Paz. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 By then, an incorrect setup, quality issue or access control issue could have persisted for weeks or months. — Ramachander Rao Thallada, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Nevertheless, the Dirty Dancing icon persisted, and continuously impressed the judges week after week alongside partner Hough. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026 Police were not required to refer people to services, treatment providers received no additional funding, and waitlists persisted. — Karyn Sporer, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026 But even if United had drawn this game 0-0, those doubts about the squad would have persisted. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 So, in the run-up to the Federal Reserve’s two-day September meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, inflation worries persisted, and market odds for an interest rate hike were over 92%, according to the CME FedWatch tool. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026 Uncertainty over whether businesses would come back to Gotham persisted for years after the attacks. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026 For over 30 years since, rock-bottom prices on Ryanair have persisted through the Great Financial Crisis and even Covid, but the largest international energy shock in history is challenging even this. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

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As a result, Price matured much quicker than the other kids in the neighborhood while Butler persevered against cancer.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
The siblings were almost eliminated early after having communication issues, but persevered and eventually won the million dollars.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of persevered

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Thin partitions marked an early attempt to slice the space into smaller rooms, but the original brick walls remained bare, shivering with cobwebs, where someone had pasted a picture of a man, holy hands bracketing a redbrick heart.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Yet, the oxygen isotopes in these primitive samples remained virtually untouched by parent-body alteration.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of remained

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This style of display continued throughout the exhibit, as just around the corner, a lifelike Luke Skywalker stood next to his landspeeder on a mock Tatooine while a Jawa hid nearby.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026
An offseason filled with roster shuffling continued Tuesday for the Charlotte Hornets, who completed a three-player deal with Atlanta to land another guard with perimeter shooting potential.

— Staff reports, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of continued

Verb

The average case, including filings that were settled, lasted 481 days.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Tocantins Her stint on Survivor may not have lasted long, but the first Tocantins boot continued to make news when Redemption Island contestant David Murphy proposed to her during his season’s live reunion show.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026