persist

persist verb abide, be determined, be obstinate, be resolute, be steadfast, be steady, be tenacious, be unyielddng, bide, carry on, cling to, continue, drag on, endure, go forward, go on, hold fast, hold on, hold out, insist, keep at, keep on, last, linger, live on, maintain, make headway, never cease, outlast, perdure, persevere, persistere, plod, plug away, prevail, progress, pursue relenttessly, refuse to give up, remain, remain unchanged, stay, stick to, survive, sustain, take no denial, toil unceasingly, work unceasingly, work unflaggingly

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See also: continue, endure, exist, hold out, insist, keep, last, maintain, persevere, prosecute, pursue, recur, remain, repeat, resist, stay, subsist, withstand