Top synonyms for “tenacious”: coherent, dogged, dour, long, persistent, pertinacious, recollective, retentive, and 5 more below.
Definitions
- (adjective)sticking together“two coherent sheets”
- (adjective)good at remembering“a retentive mind”
- (adjective)stubbornly unyielding“dogged persistence”
Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).
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Common synonyms for "tenacious" include coherent, dogged, dour, long, persistent, pertinacious. Our thesaurus lists 13 total alternatives drawn from Princeton WordNet. Click any synonym to find its rhymes.
What does "tenacious" mean?
sticking together Example: "two coherent sheets"
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