Dictionary Check: persistent

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"persistent" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

adjective

never-ceasing

Example: "the relentless beat of the drums"
Synonyms:
relentless unrelenting
adjective

continually recurring to the mind

Example: "haunting memories"
Synonyms:
haunting
adjective

retained; not shed

Example: "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"
Synonyms:
lasting
Antonyms:
caducous
adjective

stubbornly unyielding

Example: "dogged persistence"
Synonyms:
dogged dour pertinacious tenacious unyielding

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Anagrams of "persistent"

pinsetters presentist prettiness
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