persistent

Questions about persistent

What does persistent mean?

persistent means "never-ceasing". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in persistent?

persistent has 3 syllables: per-sis-tent. The stress falls on "sis". In IPA it is /pɚˈsɪstənt/.

What is another word for persistent?

Close synonyms include relentless, unrelenting, haunting, lasting, dogged. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of persistent?

The recorded antonyms are caducous.

Is persistent a common word?

persistent is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with persistent?

5 words rhyme with persistent. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.