Synonyms for Persist:

• n.

  •
  • proceed,
  • bubble.
  •
  • follow through,
  • stay the course,
  • insist.
  •
  • keep on.
  •
  • pull through.
  •beaver away (noun)
  • beaver.
  •drag out (noun)
  • drag.
  •hang in (noun)
  • hang in.
  •persist (noun)
  • run.

• v.

  •abide (verb)
  • suffer,
  • undergo,
  • bear,
  • experience,
  • tarry,
  • continue,
  • last,
  • tolerate.
  •act (verb)
  • dost number,
  • co oked,
  • getting there,
  • under taken,
  • doing a number,
  • doest one thing,
  • doeth one thing,
  • under-took,
  • doest one's thing,
  • doing number,
  • transorts,
  • does number,
  • under-take,
  • under take,
  • did thing,
  • be ginning,
  • does ones thing,
  • didst thing,
  • be gun,
  • goes to town,
  • does a number,
  • pre sided,
  • got in there,
  • do thing,
  • dost ones thing,
  • got there,
  • doeth a number,
  • doth a number,
  • going for it,
  • did a number,
  • gets there,
  • did one's thing,
  • doeth thing,
  • under-taken,
  • gets in there,
  • go route,
  • went to town,
  • do number,
  • does one thing,
  • gat there,
  • dost one thing,
  • didst a number,
  • went that route,
  • went town,
  • takes part,
  • doth ones thing,
  • pre sides,
  • doest number,
  • pre siding,
  • doth number,
  • transorted,
  • going in for,
  • pre side,
  • going route,
  • getting in there,
  • goes route,
  • co-oking,
  • going to town,
  • doth one thing,
  • doth one's thing,
  • doing ones thing,
  • co oking,
  • dost one's thing,
  • do one thing,
  • didst one's thing,
  • makes progress,
  • doest thing,
  • pre-sided,
  • didst number,
  • do ones thing,
  • goes that route,
  • be-gun,
  • went route,
  • goes town,
  • doeth one's thing,
  • doing one thing,
  • go town,
  • did one thing,
  • does thing,
  • doing one's thing,
  • doing thing,
  • dost thing,
  • under-takes,
  • dost a number,
  • went for broke,
  • doeth ones thing,
  • didst one thing,
  • doest a number,
  • gotten there,
  • co-oked,
  • under taking,
  • doth thing,
  • goes for broke,
  • under takes,
  • under took,
  • under-taking,
  • transorting,
  • goes in for,
  • be-ginning,
  • taking effect,
  • did number,
  • pre-siding,
  • pre-sides,
  • going that route,
  • took effect,
  • does one's thing,
  • gotten in there,
  • taking steps,
  • did ones thing,
  • doest ones thing,
  • doeth number,
  • didst ones thing,
  • pre-side,
  • gat in there,
  • went in for,
  • takes effect,
  • going town.
  •be (verb)
  • in habits,
  • pre-vails,
  • was alive,
  • in habit,
  • haddest place,
  • in-habits,
  • wast alive,
  • pre vail,
  • in habited,
  • hast place,
  • re-sting,
  • were alive,
  • in-habit,
  • pre-vail,
  • hadst being,
  • art alive,
  • haddest being,
  • having place,
  • hath being,
  • pre-vailed,
  • are alive,
  • am alive,
  • wert alive,
  • pre vails,
  • re sting,
  • in-habited,
  • has place,
  • in-habiting,
  • pre vailed,
  • hath place,
  • hast being,
  • in habiting,
  • had place,
  • is alive,
  • having being,
  • hadst place,
  • pre vailing.
  •carry on (verb)
  • keeps going,
  • keeping going.
  •carry on, carry through (verb)
  • prevail,
  • Perdure,
  • hold on,
  • obtain,
  • stick to guns,
  • be stubborn,
  • repeat,
  • leave no stone unturned,
  • stick it out,
  • perseverate,
  • be resolute,
  • grind,
  • strive.
  •come through (verb)
  • with standing,
  • riding out,
  • with stands,
  • rides out,
  • with stood,
  • with-stood,
  • pulled through,
  • with-stand,
  • with-stands,
  • rid out,
  • weathering storm,
  • rode out,
  • with-standing,
  • with stand,
  • weathered storm,
  • living through,
  • weathers storm.
  •continue (verb)
  • prolong,
  • sustain,
  • carry over,
  • extend.
  •drag on/drag out (verb)
  • ex tends,
  • spins out,
  • pro longs,
  • pro tract,
  • ex-tend,
  • ex tend,
  • pro-tract,
  • ex-tending,
  • pro-longing,
  • ex-tended,
  • pro-long,
  • went on slowly,
  • stretching out,
  • go slowly,
  • span out,
  • pro tracts,
  • ex tending,
  • pro-longed,
  • pro long,
  • spinning out,
  • pro-tracts,
  • pro-longs,
  • going on slowly,
  • ex-tends,
  • goes slowly,
  • went slowly,
  • ex tended,
  • pro longing,
  • goes on slowly.
  •endure (verb)
  • nevered say die,
  • out-last,
  • hadst no end,
  • wearing on,
  • wert timeless,
  • out-live,
  • out lasts,
  • out lived,
  • art timeless,
  • perdures,
  • out-lived,
  • held on,
  • perdured,
  • haddest no end,
  • wert long lived,
  • wast left,
  • was long lived,
  • hast no end,
  • wears on,
  • out live,
  • were long lived,
  • out living,
  • holding on,
  • nevering say die,
  • were timeless,
  • out lives,
  • am left,
  • was timeless,
  • carries through,
  • are left,
  • sticking to,
  • wert left,
  • carried through,
  • runs on,
  • being left,
  • stayed on,
  • am timeless,
  • out-lasted,
  • is long lived,
  • has no end,
  • wast timeless,
  • art left,
  • out-lives,
  • wast long lived,
  • staid on,
  • out lasted,
  • staying on,
  • are timeless,
  • is left,
  • hath no end,
  • wearing well,
  • wore on,
  • were left,
  • being long lived,
  • ran on,
  • out lasting,
  • being timeless,
  • nevers say die,
  • had no end,
  • lives on,
  • out-living,
  • is timeless,
  • living on,
  • sticked to,
  • out last,
  • am long lived,
  • art long lived,
  • out-lasting,
  • out-lasts,
  • wore well.
  •fight (verb)
  • put an argument,
  • makes a stand against,
  • lights in to,
  • putting up an argument,
  • up hold,
  • puts argument,
  • put argument,
  • lighting in to,
  • fell out,
  • taking pains,
  • made stand against,
  • standing up to,
  • puts up an argument,
  • exerted oneself,
  • putting argument,
  • makes stand against,
  • stands up to,
  • putting up argument,
  • toiling on,
  • lighting into,
  • toils on,
  • stands to,
  • sparing no effort,
  • exerts oneself,
  • light in to,
  • engaging in,
  • up-hold,
  • lit in to,
  • lighted in to,
  • up-held,
  • up held,
  • lay in to,
  • pushing forward,
  • spared no effort,
  • stood to,
  • exerting oneself,
  • lights into,
  • make stand against,
  • up-holds,
  • up holds,
  • making stand against,
  • engages in,
  • made a stand against,
  • lighted into,
  • puts an argument,
  • tangled with,
  • spares no effort,
  • putting an argument,
  • takes pains,
  • tangles with,
  • making a stand against,
  • up-holding,
  • lit into,
  • toiled on,
  • tangling with,
  • took pains,
  • up holding,
  • puts up argument.
  •go (verb)
  • be-fallen,
  • be falls,
  • be-fall,
  • be fell,
  • in cline,
  • in-clines,
  • trans-pire,
  • be-fell,
  • be fall,
  • in-cline,
  • be falling,
  • be-falling,
  • in clines,
  • be-falls,
  • trans pire,
  • be fallen.
  •go on (verb)
  • be-haves,
  • be-having,
  • de ported,
  • de porting,
  • be-have,
  • be haves,
  • be having,
  • be have,
  • de-ported,
  • de-porting.
  •hammer away/hammer into (verb)
  • drubbing into,
  • hammer in to,
  • drubbed into,
  • re-peat,
  • drubs into,
  • trying repeatedly,
  • grinds in to,
  • pounded away,
  • imprest upon,
  • pounding away,
  • drubbing in to,
  • pegs away,
  • imprest up on,
  • ground in to,
  • drubbed in to,
  • impressing upon,
  • hammering away,
  • re peats,
  • re-peats,
  • drubs in to,
  • grinded into,
  • impress up on,
  • trying hard,
  • tries hard,
  • re peat,
  • ground into,
  • plugs away,
  • impressed upon,
  • grinded in to,
  • tries repeatedly,
  • drove home,
  • pounds away,
  • pegging away,
  • plugged away,
  • drives home,
  • impressed up on,
  • drub in to,
  • tried repeatedly,
  • drave home,
  • grind in to,
  • grinding into,
  • driving home,
  • drum in to,
  • impresses upon,
  • grinds into,
  • hammers in to,
  • impressing up on,
  • impresses up on,
  • pegged away,
  • grinding in to.
  •hang on (verb)
  • am tough,
  • holds fast,
  • being tough,
  • are tough,
  • were tough,
  • holding fast,
  • is tough,
  • was tough,
  • art tough,
  • wert tough,
  • wast tough,
  • held fast.
  •hold (verb)
  • wast valid,
  • was effect,
  • be effect,
  • are effect,
  • art case,
  • being in effect,
  • art the case,
  • were effect,
  • wert in effect,
  • wert case,
  • wast the case,
  • wert effect,
  • hath bearing,
  • was in effect,
  • are case,
  • was the case,
  • had bearing,
  • wast force,
  • is the case,
  • be case,
  • holds true,
  • are in effect,
  • being case,
  • were in force,
  • staying staunch,
  • remained true,
  • is force,
  • am effect,
  • be force,
  • are in force,
  • hadst bearing,
  • staid staunch,
  • being effect,
  • being force,
  • stays staunch,
  • am case,
  • was force,
  • are force,
  • wert in force,
  • were case,
  • am valid,
  • were force,
  • held true,
  • stayed staunch,
  • wast in effect,
  • wast case,
  • art valid,
  • is case,
  • wert the case,
  • wast in force,
  • stands up,
  • is valid,
  • am in effect,
  • remaining true,
  • was in force,
  • wert valid,
  • is in effect,
  • am the case,
  • was case,
  • having bearing,
  • is effect,
  • art in force,
  • haddest bearing,
  • hast bearing,
  • were in effect,
  • remains true,
  • being the case,
  • holds good,
  • held good,
  • being valid,
  • were valid,
  • were the case,
  • holding true,
  • holding good,
  • is in force,
  • wert force,
  • art in effect,
  • art force,
  • are valid,
  • has bearing,
  • wast effect,
  • are the case,
  • was valid.
  •hold one's ground (verb)
  • stand ones ground,
  • not budged,
  • stayed pat,
  • hold ones ground,
  • standing ground,
  • stands one ground,
  • standing ones ground,
  • stand one ground,
  • stood ground,
  • not budges,
  • stood one's ground,
  • standing one ground,
  • staid pat,
  • stands ground,
  • staying pat,
  • not budging,
  • stands ones ground,
  • stays pat,
  • stood ones ground,
  • stood one ground,
  • stands one's ground,
  • hold one ground,
  • stand ground.
  •insist (verb)
  • re quire,
  • re iterating,
  • re iterated,
  • lay down law,
  • take stand,
  • laying down the law,
  • re questing,
  • art firm,
  • re-iterates,
  • was firm,
  • lays down the law,
  • laying down law,
  • re iterates,
  • is firm,
  • taking a stand,
  • re quires,
  • took stand,
  • laid down law,
  • re quests,
  • re-iterated,
  • re quired,
  • re-quests,
  • took a stand,
  • laid down the law,
  • wast firm,
  • were firm,
  • re quested,
  • taking stand,
  • wert firm,
  • re-quiring,
  • re quiring,
  • re iterate,
  • lays down law,
  • re-quired,
  • re-quires,
  • re-questing,
  • takes stand,
  • are firm,
  • re-quire,
  • re-iterate,
  • takes a stand,
  • re-iterating,
  • being firm.
  •keep at (verb)
  • being steadfast,
  • was steadfast,
  • is steadfast,
  • am steadfast,
  • wert steadfast,
  • wast steadfast,
  • art steadfast,
  • are steadfast,
  • were steadfast.
  •linger (verb)
  • sticking around,
  • sticks around,
  • stuck around,
  • sticked around.
  •live (verb)
  • exist,
  • reside,
  • dwell.
  •maintain (verb)
  • de clare,
  • de fends,
  • pleaded for,
  • pro-fesses,
  • pro-testing,
  • de fending,
  • de-clares,
  • re porting,
  • de-fends,
  • fighting for,
  • pro tested,
  • stands by,
  • re ported,
  • fights for,
  • pro fess,
  • de clares,
  • fought for,
  • de-fending,
  • pleads for,
  • pro testing,
  • pro-fess,
  • re-porting,
  • pled for,
  • re-ported,
  • pro-tested,
  • de-fended,
  • pro fesses,
  • de fended,
  • de-clare,
  • de-fend,
  • de fend.
  •persevere (verb)
  • tough,
  • stay.
  •prosecute (verb)
  • dis-charged,
  • puts through,
  • dis charged,
  • dis charging,
  • wrought at,
  • works at,
  • dis-charges,
  • dis charges,
  • putting through,
  • dis-charge,
  • working at,
  • dis charge,
  • dis-charging.
  •pursue (verb)
  • hunts down,
  • camping doorstep of,
  • moves behind,
  • took out after,
  • ran after,
  • camping on doorstep of,
  • camped the doorstep of,
  • hunted down,
  • giving chase,
  • searches high heaven,
  • searches for,
  • camps the doorstep of,
  • gave chase,
  • birddog,
  • camp doorstep of,
  • camped on doorstep of,
  • nosing around,
  • scouted out,
  • moved behind,
  • prowling after,
  • camping on the doorstep of,
  • pokes around,
  • camping the doorstep of,
  • chivies,
  • prowls after,
  • runs after,
  • camped on the doorstep of,
  • hunting down,
  • moving behind,
  • camps on the doorstep of,
  • camped doorstep of,
  • searching for,
  • scouting out,
  • went after,
  • playing catch up,
  • camp on doorstep of,
  • played catch up,
  • camp the doorstep of,
  • searches out,
  • takes out after,
  • noses around,
  • poking around,
  • scouts out,
  • gives chase,
  • camps on doorstep of,
  • taking out after,
  • camps doorstep of,
  • plays catch up,
  • prowled after,
  • searched high heaven,
  • nosed around,
  • searching high heaven,
  • poked around.
  •recur (verb)
  • ran through one mind,
  • am repeated,
  • coming again,
  • returning to mind,
  • ran through mind,
  • returned mind,
  • runs through one's mind,
  • comes and go,
  • returned to mind,
  • comes go,
  • was remembered,
  • re appears,
  • was repeated,
  • running through mind,
  • ran through one's mind,
  • cropping up again,
  • re appearing,
  • comes again,
  • came and go,
  • ran through ones mind,
  • cropped again,
  • re-curred,
  • are remembered,
  • wast repeated,
  • cropt up again,
  • crops up again,
  • re-appears,
  • re curring,
  • run through ones mind,
  • haunts thoughts,
  • art remembered,
  • are repeated,
  • came go,
  • art repeated,
  • am remembered,
  • re-turning,
  • return mind,
  • crop again,
  • came again,
  • re appear,
  • coming and go,
  • come go,
  • is remembered,
  • cropping again,
  • re-appeared,
  • re-appearing,
  • re turns,
  • being remembered,
  • runs through one mind,
  • re-appear,
  • runs through mind,
  • re curred,
  • run through mind,
  • wert repeated,
  • returns to mind,
  • is repeated,
  • run through one mind,
  • re-curring,
  • cropt again,
  • re-turns,
  • runs through ones mind,
  • wast remembered,
  • coming go,
  • returns mind,
  • re turning,
  • haunted thoughts,
  • haunting thoughts,
  • Re-turn,
  • running through one mind,
  • re turn,
  • were repeated,
  • returning mind,
  • re appeared,
  • were remembered,
  • running through ones mind,
  • turns back,
  • running through one's mind,
  • cropped up again,
  • wert remembered,
  • re-turned,
  • crops again,
  • being repeated.
  •remain (verb)
  • wait.
  •reoccur (verb)
  • re-occurred,
  • re occur,
  • re occurred,
  • re occurs,
  • re-occurring,
  • re occurring,
  • re-occur,
  • re-occurs.
  •resist (verb)
  • dying hard,
  • pre venting,
  • puts up fight,
  • counter acts,
  • re-fuse,
  • counter-acts,
  • struggles against,
  • counter vails,
  • puts fight,
  • re fusing,
  • counter-act,
  • counter-acted,
  • counter-acting,
  • struggling against,
  • put a fight,
  • counter-vailing,
  • putting fight,
  • puts a fight,
  • leaving alone,
  • died hard,
  • duelled,
  • putting up fight,
  • pre vents,
  • holding out against,
  • leaves alone,
  • counter vail,
  • abstained from,
  • putting up a fight,
  • struggled against,
  • dieing hard,
  • re-fused,
  • pre-vented,
  • keeps from,
  • remained firm,
  • remains firm,
  • putting a fight,
  • re fused,
  • put fight,
  • counter acted,
  • abstaining from,
  • re fuse,
  • counter vailing,
  • re fuses,
  • pre-vent,
  • kept from,
  • puts up a fight,
  • leaved alone,
  • pre vent,
  • dies hard,
  • keeping from,
  • remaining firm,
  • counter acting,
  • counter-vailed,
  • counter act,
  • pre-venting,
  • counter-vails,
  • counter-vail,
  • pre-vents,
  • counter vailed.
  •resolve (verb)
  • resolve,
  • devote.
  •stative (verb)
  • persist.
  •stick (verb)
  • co heres,
  • co hering,
  • stuck like barnacle,
  • bore up under,
  • co-hering,
  • bearing up under,
  • became embedded,
  • bare under,
  • froze to,
  • are bogged down,
  • becomes immobilized,
  • becomes embedded,
  • getting with,
  • clings like ivy,
  • wert bogged down,
  • got on with,
  • sticked like barnacle,
  • being bogged down,
  • grinned bear it,
  • clinging like ivy,
  • bearing under,
  • gotten on with,
  • art bogged down,
  • is bogged down,
  • got with,
  • gat with,
  • grinned and bear it,
  • putting with,
  • was bogged down,
  • getting on with,
  • grinning bear it,
  • freezing to,
  • bears up under,
  • bears under,
  • becoming immobilized,
  • beared up under,
  • grins and bear it,
  • grin bear it,
  • were bogged down,
  • gotten with,
  • became immobilized,
  • grinning and bear it,
  • gets with,
  • sticked together,
  • clung like ivy,
  • sticks like barnacle,
  • bore under,
  • beared under,
  • gets on with,
  • bear under,
  • co here,
  • grins bear it,
  • co-heres,
  • gat on with,
  • co-here,
  • get with,
  • wast bogged down,
  • becoming embedded,
  • sticking like barnacle,
  • am bogged down,
  • freezes to,
  • bare up under.
  •survive (verb)
  • go all way,
  • going limit,
  • pull out it,
  • go the way,
  • go way,
  • make comeback,
  • getting through,
  • out wear,
  • out wears,
  • going the limit,
  • out-worn,
  • goes all way,
  • kept afloat,
  • re covered,
  • lived out,
  • was extant,
  • made a comeback,
  • re-covered,
  • went way,
  • re cover,
  • out wearing,
  • gets through,
  • out-wore,
  • making comeback,
  • goes the limit,
  • went all the way,
  • went limit,
  • pulling out of it,
  • pulls out it,
  • out-wearing,
  • lived down,
  • lives down,
  • pulling out it,
  • makes a comeback,
  • toughed it out,
  • toughs it out,
  • makes comeback,
  • being extant,
  • toughing it out,
  • lives out,
  • went the limit,
  • gotten through,
  • living down,
  • out-wear,
  • keeping afloat,
  • re-covers,
  • out-wears,
  • go limit,
  • goes the way,
  • going all way,
  • re-covering,
  • goes all the way,
  • keeps afloat,
  • made comeback,
  • went all way,
  • make cut,
  • toughing out,
  • wast extant,
  • going way,
  • toughs out,
  • going the way,
  • wert extant,
  • were extant,
  • out wore,
  • went the way,
  • making a comeback,
  • living out,
  • am extant,
  • pulled out it,
  • re covering,
  • goes way,
  • gat through,
  • are extant,
  • cuts it,
  • pulled out of it,
  • is extant,
  • out worn,
  • goes limit,
  • toughed out,
  • pulls out of it.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • outlive,
  • serve out,
  • plow ahead,
  • muddle along,
  • push ahead,
  • gut out,
  • drag on,
  • stick at,
  • stay with,
  • hew to,
  • bump along,
  • go along,
  • press ahead,
  • outlast.
  •
  • push on,
  • insist on something,
  • leave over,
  • hew.
  •
  • stick to,
  • dust off,
  • stick with,
  • see out,
  • keep up.
  •
  • ride,
  • go ahead,
  • rage.
  •
  • stagger,
  • progress.
  •
  • make of.
  •
  • get on.
  •abide
  • Persisted,
  • Lasted.
  •act
  • moves,
  • Perpetrated,
  • go for it,
  • go for broke,
  • practice,
  • operate,
  • going about,
  • take up,
  • perked,
  • took part,
  • functions,
  • took steps,
  • do one's thing,
  • going for broke,
  • go that route,
  • made progress,
  • takes steps,
  • do a number,
  • get in there,
  • Operated,
  • taking part,
  • Responding,
  • take effect,
  • make progress,
  • Perking,
  • take part,
  • go to town,
  • transort,
  • Maneuvered,
  • get there,
  • take steps,
  • go in for,
  • making progress.
  •carry on
  • kept going,
  • keep going.
  •come through
  • live through,
  • lived through,
  • ride out,
  • ridden,
  • lives through,
  • weather storm.
  •endure
  • carrying through,
  • stays on,
  • running on,
  • stay on,
  • enduring,
  • perduring,
  • Endured,
  • be left,
  • carry through,
  • never say die,
  • stuck to,
  • lived on,
  • be long lived,
  • run on,
  • have no end,
  • wears well,
  • wear on,
  • wear well,
  • holds on,
  • sticks to,
  • was left,
  • live on,
  • having no end,
  • be timeless.
  •exist
  • life,
  • live,
  • be.
  •extend
  • drag out.
  •hang on
  • be tough,
  • hold fast.
  •insist
  • standing firm,
  • take a stand,
  • stand firm,
  • be firm,
  • lay down the law,
  • stood firm,
  • stands firm.
  •live
  • have life,
  • remaining alive,
  • get along,
  • remain alive,
  • having life,
  • make it,
  • draw breath,
  • made it.
  •persevere
  • be resolved,
  • see it through,
  • keep driving,
  • press on,
  • stick with it,
  • seeing through,
  • pressing on,
  • be determined,
  • stayed the course.
  •pursue
  • chivy,
  • go after,
  • pursuing,
  • play catch up,
  • give chase,
  • Chivied,
  • searched out,
  • track down,
  • search high heaven,
  • searching out,
  • scout out,
  • search for,
  • take out after,
  • poke around,
  • running after,
  • camp on the doorstep of,
  • run after,
  • prowl after,
  • move behind,
  • Chivying,
  • hunt down,
  • goes after,
  • searched for,
  • bird dog,
  • going after,
  • nose around,
  • search out.
  •recur
  • come and go,
  • be repeated,
  • turn back,
  • come again,
  • turning back,
  • run through one's mind,
  • turned back,
  • reoccur,
  • haunt thoughts,
  • crop up again,
  • return to mind,
  • iterate,
  • be remembered.
  •remain
  • bivouacking,
  • hang out,
  • sit out,
  • putting on hold,
  • Bunking,
  • Bivouacked,
  • held over,
  • stay put,
  • staying put,
  • stay behind,
  • nested,
  • staying over,
  • Roosting,
  • bivouacs,
  • sat out,
  • stay in,
  • Roosted,
  • remain standing,
  • put on hold,
  • Bunked,
  • hold over,
  • make camp,
  • sit through,
  • bivouac,
  • hold the fort,
  • stay over,
  • nesting.
  •resist
  • duel,
  • harded,
  • leave alone,
  • keep from,
  • abstain from,
  • Dueling,
  • put up fight,
  • hold out against,
  • duelling,
  • abstains from,
  • die hard,
  • struggle against,
  • held out against,
  • put up a fight,
  • dueled,
  • left alone,
  • remain firm,
  • Hards,
  • harding,
  • holds out against.
  •stay
  • stand pat.

Paraphrases for Persist:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    persists.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    persistence.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    resumes, keeps, persistent, continues.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    are, exist, remain, insist, subsist, persistent, maintain, prevail, stay, endure, keep, retain.
  • Verb, base form
    spoke, remain, linger, insist, subsist, perpetuate, sustain, pursue, maintain, prevail, stay, endure, abide, keep, press, retain.

• Other Related

  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    survive.
  • Verb, base form
    exist, survive.

Antonyms for Persist:

• v.

  • carry on, carry through
    give up, halt, go, cease, stop, leave, forget, discontinue, quit.
  • Other antonyms:
    end, bow, wane, abate, falter, lapse, give in, ebb, submit, close, succumb, finish, vacillate, hang back, wobble, desist, pass, yield, surrender, subside, moderate, terminate, die.

Hypernym for Persist:

• v.

  • stative
    stick, linger.