pertinacious Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- steadfast
- constant
- determined
- true
- obdurate
- patient
- loyal
- steady
- willful
- implacable
- tenacious
- adamant
- obstinate
- relentless
- dedicated
- persevering
- staunch
- dogged
Weak:
- hell-bent
- inflexible
- unflinching
- stern
- perverse
- resistant
- assured
- indurate
- hardheaded
- self-willed
- wrongheaded
- intent
- unregenerate
- unwavering
- resolved
- indomitable
- certain
- stiff-necked
- faithful
- unfaltering
- hard
- bullheaded
- unbending
- firm
- wilful
- mulish
- unrelenting
- pigheaded
- devoted
- headstrong
- unconquerable
- hardened
- unhesitating
- sure
- positive
- stanch
- wayward
- peevish
- unyielding
- single-minded
- opinionated
- good
Strongest:
- irresolute
- quitting
- yielding
- perfidious
- quitting
- yielding
- perfidious
- faltering
- hesitant
- surrendering
- surrendering
- faltering
- irresolute
- hesitant
Strong:
- vacillating
- traitorous
- hesitating
- disloyal
- fickle
- inconstant
- faithless
- wavering
- treacherous
- fickle
- inconstant
- faithless
- false
- wavering
- traitorous
- treacherous
- false
- vacillating
- hesitating
- disloyal
Weak:
No Weak antonyms found.
pertinacious Meaning
pertinacious (s)
stubbornly unyielding
pertinacious (a.)
Holding or adhering to any opinion, purpose, or design, with obstinacy; perversely persistent; obstinate; as, pertinacious plotters; a pertinacious beggar.
Resolute; persevering; constant; steady.
pertinacious Sentence Examples
- John's pertinacious pursuit of his goals eventually bore fruit, leading to his long-awaited promotion.
- Despite countless setbacks, the scientist remained pertinacious in his quest for a breakthrough.
- The candidate's pertinacious efforts to win over voters paid off, securing him a landslide victory.
- The child's pertinacious questions about the world kept her parents on their toes.
- The lawyer's pertinacious cross-examination revealed inconsistencies in the witness's testimony.
- The researcher's pertinacious analysis uncovered a hidden pattern in the data.
- The hiker's pertinacious climb up the treacherous mountain tested their limits.
- The activists' pertinacious protests raised awareness about an important social issue.
- The salesperson's pertinacious follow-up calls eventually persuaded the reluctant customer to make a purchase.
- The artist's pertinacious dedication to their craft resulted in a masterpiece that left a lasting impression.
FAQs About the word pertinacious
stubbornly unyieldingHolding or adhering to any opinion, purpose, or design, with obstinacy; perversely persistent; obstinate; as, pertinacious plotters; a pert
persistent, resolute, insistent, stubborn, steadfast, constant, determined, true, obdurate, patient
irresolute, quitting, yielding, perfidious, quitting,yielding, perfidious, faltering, hesitant, surrendering
John's pertinacious pursuit of his goals eventually bore fruit, leading to his long-awaited promotion.
Despite countless setbacks, the scientist remained pertinacious in his quest for a breakthrough.
The candidate's pertinacious efforts to win over voters paid off, securing him a landslide victory.
The child's pertinacious questions about the world kept her parents on their toes.
