Synonyms of persisting

persisting 1 of 2

adjective

as in persistent

Related Words

• persistent
• enduring
• abiding
• lifelong
• entrenched
• rooted
• confirmed
• fixed
• settled
• inveterate
• deep-rooted
• hard-core
• immutable
• unchangeable
• deep-seated
• unalterable
• frozen
• deep
• inherent
• embedded
• chronic
• intrinsic
• bred-in-the-bone
• hard-and-fast
• firm
• set
• innate
• hard
• implanted
• ingrained
• integral
• typical
• irradicable
• usual
• inbred
• inculcated
• habitual
• inborn
• instilled
• accustomed
• customary
• regular
• natural

Dissimilar Words

• transient
• temporary
• brief
• ephemeral
• short-term
• momentary
• fleeting
• interim
• provisional
• short-lived
• impermanent

persisting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of persist

1

as in persevering

to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• persevering
• carrying on
• hanging in there
• gutting it out
• hanging on
• following through (with)
• keeping up
• digging in
• knuckling down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quitting
• submitting
• giving up
• yielding
• bowing
• succumbing
• knocking off
• surrendering
• giving in
• hesitating
• wavering
• faltering
• vacillating
• wobbling
• hanging back
• shilly-shallying

2

as in remaining

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state

my headache persisted for almost the entire day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remaining
• continuing
• lasting
• enduring
• staying
• lingering
• surviving
• abiding
• prevailing
• holding on
• perduring
• keeping up
• running on
• biding
• holding up
• sticking around
• tarrying
• carrying through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dying
• ending
• stopping
• passing
• closing
• finishing
• concluding
• terminating
• lapsing
• ceasing
• expiring
• discontinuing
• quitting
• winding up
• desisting
• dying (down)
• subsiding
• waning
• moderating
• ebbing
• abating
• leaving off
• letting up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of persisting

Verb

That persisting heat can be uncomfortable, too—and cost us hours of sleep. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 30 July 2026

King had surgery for the injury and is still in a cast with numbness persisting in her thumb. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 29 July 2026

The problem today is that far from persisting with, say, 5% annual broad money growth, Japan has reverted to its pre-Covid policy mix. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Rain chances are 30% to 40% for Friday, with those chances persisting through the night and declining through the day on Saturday. — Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

All these young men deserve endless gratitude for choosing and persisting in this rough, perilous, and holy life. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

But capital punishment has since lost its hold on the political imagination, with executions persisting in only a small number of states, including Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama and Missouri. — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

There is, however, already a moderate risk of extreme heat persisting through Sunday in parts of western, west-central and southern Illinois, according to the weather service’s prediction center. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026

With extreme fire conditions persisting, Rocky Mountain Power has issued a public safety power shutoff watch and warning for areas of central, southern and eastern Utah through the weekend. — Ty Oneil, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026