Meaning & use
persistence
The quality of continuing firmly with a course of action despite difficulty or opposition.
See it in a sentence
Her persistence finally paid off when the publisher accepted her manuscript.
The persistence of the leak meant they eventually had to replace the entire pipe.
A note on using this word
Persistence can describe admirable human effort as well as the stubborn continuation of a problem, like pain or rain.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
quitting
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