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

With security concerns persisting ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix in November and the season finale in Abu Dhabi in December, F1 has considered a fallback option in Europe, with Italy’s Imola circuit as the favorite. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

One place where the one-hander is persisting is at the recreational level, where players search for consistency and where elite levels of power and precision are secondary to fun, comfort and longevity. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

And to me, that denial is one factor that contributes to the crimes persisting. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

The cyberpunk author was suggesting that our world encompasses multiple temporalities, the experience of which is not uniform; for Cao, this might take the form of a shamanic belief persisting in a hypermodern setting. — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

At the Port of Long Beach, its busiest container terminal had reported problems with some ship-to-shore cranes in July, with the backlogs persisting into August. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026

Anthropic's method reportedly embeds an imperceptible mark during text generation, persisting through copying. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

That’s because about half of the patients suffer from a rare reaction called hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD), which often appears as a visual disturbance, Bekhrad says. — Dawn Fallik, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026

Last week’s levels at Lake Mead are the latest sign of pressure on the Colorado River system, which is under threat from overconsumption and increasing temperatures, no thanks to a persisting megadrought in the region. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 10 Aug. 2026