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’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

Experts have predicted a milder 2026 hurricane season, with dry conditions persisting until at least September, said María Novoa García, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in San Juan. — CBS News, 6 Aug. 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