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tenaciously

[tuh-ney-shuhs-lee] / təˈneɪ ʃəs li /
ADVERB
firmly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adamantly decisively doggedly persistently resolutely staunchly steadfastly strictly stubbornly
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
obstinately
Synonyms
STRONG
mulishly obdurately
WEAK
bullheadedly contumaciously determinedly doggedly firmly fixedly headstrongly indomitably inflexibly intractably opinionatedly persistently pertinaciously pigheadedly recalcitrantly resistantly resolutely resolvedly staunchly steadfastly stolidly unamenably unflinchingly unimpressibly unreasonably unreasoningly unrelentingly unwaveringly unyieldingly willfully
Antonyms
WEAK
docilely graciously obediently
ADVERB
stubbornly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
determinedly doggedly firmly resolutely
STRONG
obstinately
WEAK
intently

Example Sentences

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"It's just another reason why we are tenaciously and tirelessly fighting for him to come home."

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2023

Short on time, Black defends tenaciously and nearly claws back into the game: 25.

From Washington Times • Nov. 7, 2023

First he had to pry off an interloper: a limpet, a coin-size, hat-shaped snail that normally clings tenaciously to tidal zone rocks but had taken up residence on the gray epoxy seal protecting the sensor.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 1, 2023

He lacks any empathy or decency and has just enough self-awareness to stubbornly and tenaciously survive against the odds.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2023

Skepticism is one of the few remnants of our bookish past, and most of us hold on to it tenaciously.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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