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doggedly

[daw-gid-lee, dog-id‐] / ˈdɔ gɪd li, ˈdɒg ɪd‐ /
ADVERB
firmly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adamantly decisively persistently resolutely staunchly steadfastly strictly stubbornly tenaciously
STRONG
unwaveringly
WEAK
constantly indefatigably intently obdurately obstinately perseveringly pertinaciously purposefully stolidly through thick and thin unchangeably with heavy hand
Antonyms
WEAK
changeably flexibly indefinitely movably waveringly weakly
ADVERB
hard
Synonyms
STRONGEST
closely
WEAK
assiduously diligently earnestly exhaustively industriously intensely intensively intently painstakingly persistently searchingly sharply steadily strenuously thoroughly unremittingly untiringly
Antonyms
WEAK
easily gently moderately softly tolerantly unenthusiastically yielding
ADVERB
obstinately
Synonyms
STRONG
mulishly obdurately
WEAK
bullheadedly contumaciously determinedly firmly fixedly headstrongly indomitably inflexibly intractably opinionatedly persistently pertinaciously pigheadedly recalcitrantly resistantly resolutely resolvedly staunchly steadfastly stolidly tenaciously unamenably unflinchingly unimpressibly unreasonably unreasoningly unrelentingly unwaveringly unyieldingly willfully
Antonyms
WEAK
docilely graciously obediently
ADVERB
stubbornly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
determinedly firmly resolutely tenaciously
STRONG
obstinately
WEAK
intently

Example Sentences

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Microsoft was also late to cloud software, before doggedly making the pivot under CEO Nadella.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The pair had remained doggedly together, as she had said: "We're divorced to each other, not from each other."

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

But it remains surprising that its members continue to stick doggedly to their story in the face of unambiguous video evidence contradicting it.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

They didn’t win via a headline-grabbing prosecution or courtroom drama, but rather by going public and then doggedly demanding the system live up to its own rules.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

He was doggedly determined to fight the election on his record—and a broken record was just what he sounded like.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.