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Defenition of the word persistent

    • 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

      • ceaseless
      • constant
      • continual
      • continuous
      • dogged
      • enduring
      • evergreen
      • hard
      • haunting
      • incessant
      • insistent
      • lasting
      • relentless
      • unceasing
      • unrelenting
      • unremitting

    Similar words in the persistent

      • continual
      • unforgettable

    Antonyms for the word persistent

      • caducous
      • occasional
      • periodic
      • shed
      • temporary

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