Synonyms for perseverant
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pur-suh-veer-uhns |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌpɜr səˈvɪər əns |
Top 10 synonyms for perseverant Other synonyms for the word perseverant
- adamant
- assiduous
- bound
- bound and determined
- bulldogged
- bullheaded
- burning
- busy
- clamant
- clamorous
- continuous
- crying
- devoted
- dogged
- eager
- exigent
- fervid
- firm
- fixed
- forceful
- hanging tough
- hard-nosed
- hardheaded
- heartfelt
- immovable
- impassioned
- imperative
- imperious
- importunate
- in for long haul
- incessant
- indefatigable
- industrious
- inexorable
- inflexible
- insistent
- interminable
- keen
- like bad penny
- mulish
- never-ending
- obdurate
- obstinate
- passionate
- peremptory
- perpetual
- perseverant
- perseverative
- persevering
- persistent
- persisting
- pertinacious
- pigheaded
- pressing
- purposeful
- reiterative
- relentless
- repeated
- resolute
- resounding
- rigid
- sedulous
- sincere
- single-minded
- staunch
- steadfast
- steady
- sticky
- stubborn
- tenacious
- tireless
- tough nut
- unbending
- unflagging
- unrelenting
- unremitting
- unshakable
- unyielding
- urgent
- vehement
- warm
- wholehearted
- zealous
Définition of perseverant
Origin :- mid-14c. (implied in perseverantly), from Middle French persévérant (12c.), present participle of persévérer (see persevere).
- As in insistent : adj demanding
- As in persistent : adj determined; continuous
- As in dogged : adj determined, persistent
- As in earnest : adj very enthusiastic
- I accepted it on the presumption that I had talents, honesty, and propensities to perseverant effort.
- Extract from : « Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2) » by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- This vessel had been whaling in 256the southern seas during five years, without any adequate return for her perseverant exertions.
- Extract from : « Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III » by Karl Ritter von Scherzer
Antonyms for perseverant
- apathetic
- broken
- ceasing
- cold
- cool
- disinterested
- disloyal
- dispassionate
- ending
- flexible
- flippant
- frigid
- inconstant
- indifferent
- insignificant
- insincere
- intermittent
- interrupted
- irresolute
- lazy
- lenient
- merciful
- relenting
- soft
- stopping
- surrendering
- sympathetic
- temporary
- terminable
- thoughtless
- tolerant
- trivial
- unconcerned
- undetermined
- unenthusiastic
- unexcited
- unimportant
- unpassionate
- unpurposeful
- unreliable
- unserious
- unstable
- unsteady
- unthoughtful
- untrustworthy
- weak
- yielding
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