Definition for Persist:

• To continue steadily in any business or course commenced; not to give over; to persevere.

Synonyms for Persist:

• n.

  •
  • proceed.
  •
  • stay the course,
  • insist.
  •
  • keep on.
  •persist (noun)
  • run.

• v.

  •abide (verb)
  • suffer,
  • undergo,
  • bear,
  • experience,
  • tarry,
  • continue,
  • last,
  • tolerate.
  •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.
  •continue (verb)
  • prolong,
  • sustain,
  • extend.
  •live (verb)
  • exist,
  • reside,
  • dwell.
  •persevere (verb)
  • stay.
  •remain (verb)
  • wait.
  •resolve (verb)
  • resolve,
  • devote.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • outlive,
  • stay with,
  • outlast,
  • drag on,
  • hew to,
  • stick at.
  •
  • hew.
  •
  • stick to,
  • stick with,
  • keep up.
  •
  • go ahead,
  • rage.
  •
  • progress.
  •
  • get on.
  •act
  • make progress,
  • operate.
  •carry on
  • keep going.
  •come through
  • live through,
  • ride out.
  •endure
  • live on,
  • be left,
  • stay on,
  • wear well,
  • carry through.
  •exist
  • live,
  • be.
  •extend
  • drag out.
  •insist
  • stand firm.
  •live
  • get along.
  •persevere
  • keep driving,
  • see it through,
  • hang in.
  •pursue
  • track down,
  • hunt down.
  •recur
  • reoccur.
  •remain
  • stay behind,
  • stay put.

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.