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persisting

verb , present participle of persist

Synonyms and Antonyms of persisting

1 to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement

she persisted in her efforts and eventually got the job she wanted

Synonyms of persisting

carrying on, persevering

Words Related to persisting

digging in, hanging on, keeping up

following through (with)

Phrases Synonymous with persisting

gutting it out, hanging in there

Near Antonyms of persisting

giving up, knocking off, quitting

bowing, giving in, submitting, succumbing, surrendering, yielding

faltering, hanging back, hesitating, shilly-shallying, vacillating, wavering, wobbling (also wabbling)

2 to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state

my headache persisted for almost the entire day

Synonyms of persisting

abiding, biding, continuing, enduring, holding on, holding up, keeping up, lasting, perduring, remaining, running on

Words Related to persisting

lingering, staying, sticking around, tarrying

carrying through, prevailing, surviving

Near Antonyms of persisting

abating, dying (down), ebbing, letting up, moderating, subsiding, waning

Antonyms of persisting

ceasing, closing, concluding, desisting, discontinuing, dying, ending, expiring, finishing, lapsing, leaving off, passing, quitting, stopping, terminating, winding up

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