Persistent meaning

What does “persistent” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“persistent” is an adjective with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: never-ceasing.

persistent

never-ceasing
“the relentless beat of the drums”
Synonymsrelentless unrelenting
continually recurring to the mind
“haunting memories”
“the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty”
Synonymshaunting
retained; not shed
“persistent leaves remain attached past maturity”
“the persistent gills of fishes”
Synonymslasting
Oppositescaducous
stubbornly unyielding
“dogged persistence”
“dour determination”
Synonymsdogged dour pertinacious tenacious unyielding

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University