Antonyms for tenacious
təˈneɪ ʃəstena·cious

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1. tenacious

   Antonyms:
   irretentive, inadhesive, pliant, yielding, liberal, prodigal, bountiful

   Synonyms:
   retentive, adhesive, obstinate, pertinacious, stubborn, jealous, chary

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1. retentive, recollective, long, tenaciousadjective

   good at remembering

   "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory"

   Antonyms:
   nonadhesive, docile

   Synonyms:
   prospicient, farsighted, recollective, persistent, dour, long, foresightful, retentive, farseeing, coherent, foresighted, longsighted, dogged, unyielding, pertinacious

2. dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyieldingadjective

   stubbornly unyielding

   "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"

   Antonyms:
   nonadhesive, docile

   Synonyms:
   saturnine, relentless, sullen, grim, long, sour, morose, haunting, retentive, dark, unyielding, moody, recollective, dour, coherent, lasting, pertinacious, dogged, glowering, forbidding, unrelenting, glum, persistent

3. coherent, tenaciousadjective

   sticking together

   "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs"

   Antonyms:
   nonadhesive, docile

   Synonyms:
   persistent, consistent, ordered, long, dour, recollective, lucid, logical, retentive, coherent, unyielding, dogged, pertinacious

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1. tenaciousadjective

   Synonyms:
   retentive, cohesive, tough, pertinacious, persistent

How to use tenacious in a sentence?

1. Victor Hugo:

   Love is like a tree: it grows by itself, roots itself deeply in our being and continues to flourish over a heart in ruin. The inexplicable fact is that the blinder it is, the more tenacious it is. It is never stronger than when it is completely unreasonable.

2. Paul de Man:

   Metaphors are much more tenacious than facts.

3. Dan Perry:

   Laub has been a thoughtful student of the region for decades, achieving an insider's view that enables her to execute stories that dig deep and go beyond the headlines, she's tenacious and tireless, with a deeply human perspective. Our coverage of Jordan, a complex place in a dangerous neighborhood, should benefit greatly.

4. Chief Axtell:

   After years of tenacious work by investigators and our law enforcement partners, we are one step closer to getting justice for Heidi Firkus and the truth for everyone who loved Heidi Firkus — especially Heidi Firkus mother, father and brothers.

5. Peter Lasagna:

   Jack is one of the most tenacious and gracious and humble people Ive ever coached, he is a loved young man whom everyone is rooting for.

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