Defenition of the word persistent
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Defenition of the word persistent
- continually recurring to the mind; "haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy
- (biology) retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes"
- never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums"
- retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes"
- never-ceasing
- continually recurring to the mind
- retained; not shed
- stubbornly unyielding
Synonyms for the word persistent
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- ceaseless
- constant
- continual
- continuous
- dogged
- enduring
- evergreen
- hard
- haunting
- incessant
- insistent
- lasting
- relentless
- unceasing
- unrelenting
- unremitting
Similar words in the persistent
Antonyms for the word persistent
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- caducous
- occasional
- periodic
- shed
- temporary
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