10 Letter Words for Persistent
persistent, pinsetters, presentist, prettiness
9 Letter Words for Persistent
insetters, interests, pettiness, pinsetter, resistent, spinettes, sternites, triteness
8 Letter Words for Persistent
entrists, erepsins, ineptest, inertest, insetter, insperse, interess, interest, interset, pensters, pentises, pentrite, pertness, pestiest, presents, pretests, pretties, pteretis, respites, restiest, ripeness, sentries, serpents, spinette, spinster, spitters, stepsire, sternest, sternite, stinters, strepent, testerns, tipsters, trenises, trientes
7 Letter Words for Persistent
entires, entrept, entries, entrist, erepsin, esprise, esprits, estrins, inepter, inserts, insteep, insteps, nerites, nesters, netters, nettier, nipters, penises, penster, pentise, pentite, pentrit, persist, pertest, pesters, pestier, petites, petrine, petters, pettier, petties, pitters, present, presets, pressie, pretest, priests, pterins, renests, repents, repines, resents, resites, respite, retests, retines, retints, seiners, seitens, sepsine, septets, septier, sereins, serines, serpent, sestine, setters, sinters, sirenes, sistent, sistern, sitreps, sitters, snipers, spenser, spinets, spitten, spitter, spriest, sprints, sprites, stenter, stinter, stirpes, streets, streite, strenes, strepen, strines, stripes, tensest, tenters, tentier, terpine, tersest, testern, testers, testier, tinters, tipster, trenise, trienes, tripses
6 Letter Words for Persistent
enters, entier, enties, entire, entrep, eprise, ernest, eserin, espier, espies, esprit, esters, estrin, ettins, inerts, inseer, insert, insets, instep, inters, neiper, nepers, nepits, nereis, nerite, nessie, nester, netter, nipter, niters, nitter, peiser, penest, penies, pentit, perine, perite, pernis, perses, persis, perten, pester, pestis, peters, petite, petits, petres, petrie, petter, pettis, pierst, pisser, pistes, pitten, pitter, preens, prents, preses, preset, prests, priest, prints, psenes, pterin, pteris, reests, reises, reists, renies, rentes, repent, repine, repins, repses, resent, resets, resins, resist, resite, resits, respin, restep, restes, restis, retent, retest, reties, retine, retint, rinses, ripens, ripest, seiner, seines, seiren, seiten, sensei, sepsin, septet, serein, serest, series, serine, serins, sestet, setier, setnet, setter, sients, sinter, sipers, sirene, sirens, sisten, sister, sitrep, sittee, sitten, sitter, sneers, sneest, sniper, snipes, snirts, speers, speirs, speise, spense, sperse, sperst, spiers, spines, spinet, spires, spites, sprees, sprent, sprint, sprite, sprits, steens, steeps, steers, steins, stents, steres, sterin, sterns, stints, stipes, stires, stirps, streen, streep, street, streit, strene, strent, streps, strine, stripe, strips, tenets, tenser, tenses, tenter, tentie, ternes, terpen, terpin, tessin, tester, testes, testis, tinter, tipree, titers, treens, tresis, trests, tretis, triene, triens, trines, tripes, triste, trites, trpset, tsetse
5 Letter Words for Persistent
enets, ensis, enter, entre, entsi, entte, epist, epris, erept, ernes, erses, esnes, essen, ester, estre, etens, ettin, inept, inert, insee, insep, inset, instr, inter, irene, isere, iters, neeps, neist, neper, nepit, nerts, nests, neter, netes, nisse, niter, peens, peers, peert, peine, penie, penis, pense, pents, peres, peris, perit, perns, perse, perst, perts, peste, pests, peter, petit, petre, petri, petti, piers, piert, piest, piets, piner, pines, pinte, pints, pirns, piste, preen, prees, prent, press, pries, prine, print, priss, reens, reest, reins, reist, renet, rente, rents, repen, repin, reset, resin, resit, rests, retes, retie, retin, retip, rines, rinse, ripen, ripes, risen, rises, risps, rites, ritts, seeps, seers, seine, seirs, seise, senit, sense, sente, senti, sents, septs, seres, serin, sesti, setts, siens, sient, siest, sines, siper, sipes, siren, sires, sites, sneer, snees, snerp, snies, snipe, snips, snirt, snite, snits, speen, speer, speir, spent, spete, spets, spier, spies, spine, spins, spire, spise, spite, spits, spree, spret, sprit, steen, steep, steer, stein, stens, stent, steps, stept, stere, steri, stern, stert, stets, sties, stine, stint, stipe, stire, stirp, stirs, stite, strep, strip, strit, teens, teers, teest, teise, tenes, tenet, tense, tents, terne, terns, terse, terts, teste, tests, tetri, tiens, tiers, tines, tints, tires, titer, treen, trees, tress, trest, tries, trine, trins, tripe, trips, tript, trist, trite, tsere, tsine
4 Letter Words for Persistent
eine, eire, enes, ense, entr, epit, eres, erie, erin, eris, erne, erns, erse, erst, eses, esne, esse, ests, eten, insp, inst, intr, ipse, ires, irpe, isnt, iter, neep, neer, neet, neps, nese, ness, nest, nete, neti, nets, nies, nips, nist, nits, peen, peer, pees, pene, peni, pens, pent, pere, peri, pern, pers, pert, pess, pest, pete, pets, pien, pier, pies, piet, pine, pins, pint, pirn, pirs, pise, piss, pist, pits, pree, pres, pret, prie, prin, psis, psst, psts, ptts, reen, rees, reet, rein, reit, rent, reps, rept, resp, rest, rete, rets, ries, rine, rins, ripe, rips, ript, rise, risp, rist, rite, rits, ritt, seen, seep, seer, sees, seir, seis, seit, sene, sens, sent, sepn, seps, sept, sere, sers, sert, sese, sets, sett, sien, sier, sine, sins, sipe, sips, sire, sirs, sise, sist, site, sits, snee, snip, snit, spet, spie, spin, spit, sris, sten, step, ster, stet, stie, stir, stre, teen, teer, tees, teet, tene, tens, tent, tepe, tern, terp, test, tete, tets, tien, tier, ties, tine, tins, tint, tipe, tips, tipt, tire, tite, tits, tree, tres, tret, trie, trin, trip, trit
3 Letter Words for Persistent
een, eer, eir, ene, ens, epi, ere, ern, ers, ert, ese, esp, esr, ess, est, ins, int, ipr, ips, ire, irs, ise, isn, ist, its, nee, nei, nep, net, nie, nip, nis, nit, pee, pen, per, pes, pet, pie, pin, pir, pis, pit, pre, prn, prs, psi, pst, pte, pts, ptt, ree, rei, rep, res, rie, rin, rip, rit, rps, rpt, rte, rti, see, sei, sen, sep, ser, set, sie, sin, sip, sir, sis, sit, sps, spt, sri, sse, ssp, str, tee, ten, ter, tes, tet, tie, tin, tip, tis, tit, tnt, tpi, tps, tri, trp, trs, trt, tsi, tsp, tss, tst
Definitions for Persistent
[1] persisting, especially in spite of opposition, obstacles, discouragement, etc.; persevering: a most annoyingly persistent young man.
[2] lasting or enduring tenaciously: the persistent aroma of verbena; a persistent cough.
[3] constantly repeated; continued: persistent noise.
[4] Biology . continuing or permanent. having continuity of phylogenetic characteristics.
[5] Botany . remaining attached beyond the usual time, as flowers, flower parts, or leaves.
[6] showing persistence
[7] incessantly repeated; unrelenting your persistent questioning
[8] (of plant parts) remaining attached to the plant after the normal time of withering a fruit surrounded by a persistent perianth
[9] zoology (of parts normally present only in young stages) present in the adult persistent gills in axolotls continuing to grow or develop after the normal period of growth persistent teeth
[10] (of a chemical, esp when used as an insecticide) slow to break down; not easily degradable
Words related to Persistent
tenacious, stubborn, unrelenting, constant, enduring, steadfast, resolute, perpetual, steady, incessant, repeated, insistent, unremitting, continual, relentless, endless, assiduous, bound, dogged, firm
Words nearby Persistent
persis, persist, persistence, persistence of memory, the, persistence of vision, persistent, persistent anterior hyperplastic primary vitreous body, persistent chronic hepatitis, persistent cruelty, persistent organic pollutant, persistent posterior hyperplastic primary vitreous body
Origin of Persistent
1820–30; < Latin persistent- (stem of persistēns ), present participle of persistere to persist; see -ent
Other words from Persistent
per·sist·ent·ly , adverb
non·per·sist·ent , adjective
non·per·sist·ent·ly , adverb
Synonyms for Persistent
constant, continual, endless, enduring, incessant, insistent, perpetual, relentless, repeated, resolute, steadfast, steady, stubborn, tenacious, unrelenting, unremitting, assiduous, bound, bound and determined, bulldogged, dogged, firm, fixed, immovable, in for long haul, indefatigable, interminable, like bad penny, never-ending, obdurate, obstinate, perseverant, persevering, persisting, pertinacious, sticky, tireless, unflagging, unshakable
