Antonyms for persist inper·sist in

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1. continue, persist inverb

   do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop

   "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"; "The landlord persists in asking us to move"

   Synonyms:
   go along, keep on, remain, stay on, go on, stay, carry on, keep, go forward, retain, uphold, extend, cover, proceed, bear on, preserve, continue

How to use persist in in a sentence?

1. Robert Brewer:

   People who start at a younger age often persist in that behavior when they go on to college and beyond that.

2. Eduardo Fauzi:

   That damn Christmas special was much more abusive than usual, if it werent for that point outside the curve, none of this would have ever happened. However, if they persist in doing atheistic preaching and deliberating humiliating Jesus Christ, surely other brave men will rise.

3. Thomas Hobbes:

   No mans error becomes his own Law; nor obliges him to persist in it.

4. Thomaz Favaro:

   Uncertainty over the level of taxation for the agriculture industry will thus likely persist in the short-to-medium term.

5. Hannah Whitall Smith:

   The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right.

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