PERSISTENCY Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

persistency

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Recent Examples of persistency The Home Service Insurance segment experienced a decline in premiums, attributed to strategic actions to improve sales quality and persistency, as well as economic pressures such as inflation. — Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025 The tannins are well structured yet soft and the wine has great persistency in the finish. — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 2 May 2023 Many research scientists view these technologies as therapeutic grief tools, the question is of persistency and its potentially addictive implications? — Cindy Gordon, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2021

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Noun

What changed her mind over the following years was his persistence.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Millard was either won over by Makowsky’s passion or annoyed into agreement by his persistence.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of persistence

Noun

For many years, the American dream has been defined by believing that hard work, smart choices, and perseverance can make things happen.

— Peter Tillinghast, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Jacobs’s perseverance and creative eye led him to win student of the year at Parsons School of Design in 1984 and caught the attention of fashion-industry impresario Robert Duffy.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of perseverance

Noun

And his tenacity has made a quick first impression on his teammates.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Nekrutman’s tenacity behind the kit and his confidence with every era of the band’s material elevated the entire performance and showcased the band playing with a chemistry that few legacy bands manage to ever reach.

— Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of tenacity

Noun

Starmer’s realism—or obstinacy, depending on your point of view—had seen off an immediate challenge.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
The natural obstinacy and rebelliousness of Israa’s teenage years are hyperaccelerated by culture clashes with both her family and the other kids around her.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2026

Definition of obstinacy

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This may sound like optimism bordering on stubbornness, but there is logic behind it.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
This stubbornness could cost Republicans another seat, as the Cook Political Report has shifted the race to a toss-up over the scandal.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of stubbornness

Noun

The Afghan Taliban and the Iraqi insurgency beat the United States through roadside bombs and sheer doggedness.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Her doggedness, maybe her righteousness too, a fierce myopic focus and will, and a crazy confidence that in the end, both have nothing to lose.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 15 June 2026

Definition of doggedness

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At 6 feet 9 and 255 pounds, Johnson is a unit of a forward, with all the tenaciousness and intensity needed to carve out a pro career.

— Brendan Marks, New York Times, 9 May 2026
There was a tenaciousness from Minnesota down the stretch in what ended up being a 75-58 win over Green Bay.

— Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026

Definition of tenaciousness

Noun

Perhaps the greatest testament to Morocco’s obduracy came late in normal time, when Rodri — a central midfielder being deployed as a central defender — strode forward and shot, more in hope than in expectation, from 35 yards.

— Rory Smith, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2022
But a year later, more than two dozen of them remain stuck in Afghanistan, stalled by bureaucratic wrangling, the vagaries of international diplomacy and the obduracy of the Taliban government.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022

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