persist

Verb

Meaning

To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of conduct against opposing motives; to persevere; -- sometimes conveying an unfavorable notion, as of doggedness or obstinacy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

remain persevere last stay endure hang on hold on die hard continue maintain prevail carry on press on go on stick to
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Antonyms

logan rouleau convert end change shuttle
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Hypernyms

continue preserve uphold carry on bear on

Hyponyms

follow stick plug linger obstinate reverberate

Related terms

persistent persistence persistency

Phrases with the word

persist in being persist with persist in talking about persist at persist for a long time

Derivatives

persisted persisting

Anagrams

stirpes Sprites stripes spriest priests

Examples

Philosophers are adults who persist in asking childish questions. Isaiah Berlin

If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise. William Blake

No man's error becomes his own Law; nor obliges him to persist in it. Thomas Hobbes

To err is human, to persist in it, beastly. Italian Proverb

Persist as resolutely as you persist in eating. Maori Proverb

Persist as resolutely as you persist in eating. New Zealander Proverb

Close letter words and terms

persipan persis persism persist at persist down persist for a long time