Thesaurus:persist

Thesaurus

persist

English

Verb

(intransitive)

Sense: to continue to exist

Synonyms

• abide (archaic)
• aby (obsolete)
• astand (obsolete)
• endure
• go on
• hold on
• last
• live
• persist
• remain    [⇒ thesaurus]
• stick    [⇒ thesaurus]
• stick it out
• stick out

Antonyms

• break
• fail
• yield

Hyponyms

• survive
• wear on

See also

• Thesaurus:persevere

Further reading

• “1. existence” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “110. diuturnity” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “141. permanence” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “persist” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.