Synonyms of persisting

persisting 1 of 2

adjective

as in persistent

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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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
• wabbling
• shilly-shallying

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

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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

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• 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

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