persisted

[per-sis-tid, -zis-] / pərˈsɪs tɪd, -ˈzɪs- /

VERB

carry on, carry through

Synonyms

STRONGEST

continue endure go on linger persevere prevail pursue recur remain

STRONG

abide grind insist last obtain perseverate repeat strive

WEAK

be resolute be stubborn follow through follow up go all the way go the limit hold on keep up leave no stone unturned perdure see through stick it out stick to guns tough it out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease discontinue give up go halt leave stop

STRONG

forget

WEAK

quit

Example Sentences

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Roughly a quarter of Chicago high-school students missed more than a month of school in the 2023-24 school year, and chronic absenteeism has persisted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Boeing and Airbus, however, have had trouble delivering those planes amid Boeing’s internal woes, Covid, and supply-chain problems that have persisted since the pandemic.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Even when he wasn't talking to AI, his delusions persisted and when he got home to his family, his manic behaviour got worse.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

“Like many of you, we have persisted through the prolonged and ongoing slowdown in commercial, television and film production,” Quixote wrote in a Tuesday note to clients and partners.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

But if he hadn’t known it then, Kate persisted, how did he know it now?

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart