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 concerns about literacy levels persisting, Ryder's approach to encouraging active learning and critical thinking may resonate with parents navigating a rapidly changing educational environment. — Corynn Winston, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

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