Synonyms for PERSIST
pərˈsɪst, -ˈzɪstper·sist

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1. persistverb

   To go on stubbornly or resolutely.

   Synonyms:
   persevere

2. persistverb

   To continue to exist.

   Synonyms:
   remain, last

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1. persistverb

   Synonyms:
   abide, bide, continue, endure, hold, keep, remain, retain, stay

   Antonyms:
   alter, change, change, commute, convert, diversify, exchange, metamorphose, modify, qualify, shift, substitute, transfigure, transform, transmute, turn, vary, veer

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1. prevail, persist, die hard, run, endureverb

   continue to exist

   "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

   Synonyms:
   break away, hold out, run, endure, lead, tend, hang in, carry, draw, operate, hold, function, turn tail, track down, last, stay, predominate, go, bunk, brave out, rule, weather, escape, ply, digest, hold on, prevail, execute, die hard, incline, triumph, tolerate, lam, scarper, campaign, melt down, stomach, ladder, live, dominate, head for the hills, flow, hunt down, brook, hang on, persevere, suffer, run for, lean, obtain, range, survive, take to the woods, be given, put up, stand, bleed, scat, persist, live on, move, course, consort, unravel, stick out, extend, hightail it, reign, fly the coop, bear, play, pass, remain, melt, run away, hold up, black market, abide, brave, feed, race, guide, support, hunt, work, wear

2. persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold onverb

   be persistent, refuse to stop

   "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

   Synonyms:
   hang on, run, stay, keep, die hard, append, hang in, tack, persist, hold on, tag on, tack on, prevail, persevere, remain, endure, grasp, stop, hold the line

3. persist, remain, stayverb

   stay behind

   "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"

   Synonyms:
   hang on, last out, delay, stay on, stick, quell, stay, die hard, hang in, ride out, persist, hold on, rest, appease, prevail, persevere, bide, run, stick around, abide, endure, stay put, remain, outride, continue, detain

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1. persistverb

   Synonyms:
   continue, remain, last, endure

2. persistverb

   Synonyms:
   PERSEVERE, be steadfast

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1. persistverb

   Synonyms:
   persevere

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1. List of paraphrases for "persist":

   remain, persevere, persistent, continue, insist, linger, exist

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1. Christian Keller:

   Before we get to the limits (of these policies), central banks will persist with zero and negative rates.

2. John Canally:

   Earnings haven't been great and there is much more slack in the economy than the market or the Fed thought while big concerns such as oil and China continue to persist, we are in a slow-growth environment and anything that knocks that down further is not a plus for the market.

3. Lida Chatzi:

   These early metabolic changes from PFAS exposure persist into early adulthood, the effects are the same even though the mixtures of the PFAS differ, which bolsters the belief that these chemicals need to be banned as a class instead of one by one.

4. Alex Holmes:

   While October Manufacturing PMIs point to a strong rise in manufacturing output, industry is likely to be working through huge backlogs of orders for many months to come and resulting supply shortages further afield are set to persist.

5. Premier Li Keqiang:

   (We) will persist with a market-oriented, law-based system to establish an open and transparent capital market.