persist

Meaning

1. To go on stubbornly or resolutely.
2. To repeat an utterance.
3. To continue to exist.
4. (obsolete) To continue to be; to remain.
5. To cause to persist; make permanent.

Synonyms

persevere

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continue

endure

insist

last

hold out

keep

maintain

stand

keep on

abide

stay

go on

stubborn

obstinate

remain

insist on

sustain

stand firm

put up with

run

resist

hold on

urge

wear

weather

firm

be steadfast

linger

overwork

carry on

stick to

hang on

prevail

proceed with

unyielding

die hard

put up resistance

hang in

take

tolerate

sit through

withstand

be obstinate

be sticky

do one’s best

exert oneself

plant oneself

be diligent

hold still for

try one’s best

brace one’s legs

be adhesive

stress

be industrious

try persistently

brave out

keep it up

threap

keep trying

begin to be obstinate

assert

attempt

be

bear

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bear up

beg

carry through

come through

cope

decisive

demand

fight

hang

hang in there

harp

hold

hold up

live on

nag

persistent

persist in

preserve

pursue one’s point

put up

reach

recalcitrate

resolute

resume

retained

run for

span

stand for

stand up

stick out

straddle

struggle

support

survive

Hyphenated as

per‧sist

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɚˈsɪst/

Etymology

From Middle French persister (Modern French persister), from Latin persistere, from per- + sistere (“to stand”).