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PERSISTS Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word persists. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word persists. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for PERSISTS

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remains
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any object that is left unused or still extant

• a relic that has been excavated from the soil

• the dead body of a human being

stays
verbv
noun

• a woman's close-fitting foundation garment

continues
verbv
verb

• continue a certain state, condition, or activity

• continue talking

• keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

• move ahead; travel onward in time or space

• allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

• do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop

• continue after an interruption

• continue in a place, position, or situation

• span an interval of distance, space or time

• exist over a prolonged period of time

endures
verbv
verb

• put up with something or somebody unpleasant

• face and withstand with courage

• continue to live and avoid dying

• undergo or be subjected to

• last and be usable

• persist for a specified period of time

• continue to exist

lasts
verbv
adjective

• coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining

noun

• the temporal end; the concluding time

• the last or lowest in an ordering or series

• a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do

• the time at which life ends; continuing until dead

• a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds

• a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels

• the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence

• holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes

adverb

• most recently

• the item at the end

adjective satellite

• immediately past

• occurring at or forming an end or termination

• most unlikely or unsuitable

• occurring at the time of death

• conclusive in a process or progression

• highest in extent or degree

• not to be altered or undone

• lowest in rank or importance

verb

• persist for a specified period of time

• continue to live and avoid dying

survives
verbv
verb

• continue to live and avoid dying

• continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)

• support oneself

• live longer than

persevere
verbv
verb

• be persistent, refuse to stop

remain
verb, nounv, n
verb

• stay the same; remain in a certain state

• continue in a place, position, or situation

• be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.

• stay behind

endure
verbv
verb

• put up with something or somebody unpleasant

• face and withstand with courage

• continue to live and avoid dying

• undergo or be subjected to

• last and be usable

• persist for a specified period of time

• continue to exist

last
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining

noun

• the temporal end; the concluding time

• the last or lowest in an ordering or series

• a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do

• the time at which life ends; continuing until dead

• a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds

• a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels

• the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence

• holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes

adverb

• most recently

• the item at the end

adjective satellite

• immediately past

• occurring at or forming an end or termination

• most unlikely or unsuitable

• occurring at the time of death

• conclusive in a process or progression

• highest in extent or degree

• not to be altered or undone

• lowest in rank or importance

verb

• persist for a specified period of time

• continue to live and avoid dying

prevail
verbv
verb

• be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

• be valid, applicable, or true

• continue to exist

• prove superior

• use persuasion successfully

run
verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n
noun

• a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

• the act of testing something

• a race run on foot

• an unbroken series of events

• (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team

• a regular trip

• the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace

• the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation

• unrestricted freedom to use

• the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)

• a small stream

• a race between candidates for elective office

• a row of unravelled stitches

• the pouring forth of a fluid

• an unbroken chronological sequence

• a short trip

verb

• move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

• flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

• direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.

• have a particular form

• move along, of liquids

• perform as expected when applied

• change or be different within limits

• run, stand, or compete for an office or a position

• cause to emit recorded audio or video

• move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way

• have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

• be operating, running or functioning

• change from one state to another

• cause to perform

• be affected by; be subjected to

• continue to exist

• occur persistently

• carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine

• include as the content; broadcast or publicize

• conduct to completion

• pass over, across, or through

• cause something to pass or lead somewhere

• make without a miss

• deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor

• cause an animal to move fast

• be diffused

• sail before the wind

• cover by running; run a certain distance

• extend or continue for a certain period of time

• set animals loose to graze

• keep company

• run with the ball; in such sports as football

• travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means

• travel a route regularly

• pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

• compete in a race

• progress by being changed

• reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

• come unraveled or undone as if by snagging

• become undone

stay
verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n
noun

• continuing or remaining in a place or state

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted

• a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

• (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

verb

• stay the same; remain in a certain state

• stay put (in a certain place)

• dwell

• continue in a place, position, or situation

• remain behind

• stop or halt

• stay behind

• hang on during a trial of endurance

• stop a judicial process

• fasten with stays

• overcome or allay

hang in
verbv
verb

• be persistent, refuse to stop

hang on
verb

• fix to; attach

• be persistent, refuse to stop

• hold the phone line open

hold on
verb

• hold firmly

• stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments

• be persistent, refuse to stop

• hold the phone line open

• retain possession of

Best Hypernyms For PERSISTS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for persists, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (7)
continue preserve remains uphold continues endures lasts
Phrases (1)
bear on

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