Synonyms

perseverant

American

[pur-suh-veer-uhnt] / ˌpɜr səˈvɪər ənt /

adjective

persisting steadfastly without giving up; continuing in spite of difficulties or setbacks; persevering.

A focused and perseverant mind helps one endure and make all efforts necessary to find solutions to challenges.

Other Word Forms

nonperseverant

adjective

Etymology

Origin of perseverant

First recorded in 1300–50; from Middle French, from persevērant-, stem of persevērāns “persisting”; see persevere ( def. ), -ant ( def. )

Example Sentences

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"The fight is going to be a long one, but writers are known to be perseverant people."

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2024

But she insisted her relationship with Mr Johnson had "no bearing" on her ability to build her events business, which she put down to being "the most annoying, perseverant hustler".

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2021

But what if that's just the definition of good, perseverant reporting?

From The Verge • Jun. 12, 2016

“She’s so perseverant, so hard-willed,” said Westbrook, who became the first African American to win an Olympic fencing medal at the 1984 Games.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2016

This vessel had been whaling in 256the southern seas during five years, without any adequate return for her perseverant exertions.

From Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. by Scherzer, Karl Ritter von

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