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Showing words for TENACIOUS using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Tenacious

cautiones, tenacious

8 Letter Words for Tenacious

aconites, actiones, anticous, auctions, canoeist, cautions, cotesian, counties, sonicate

7 Letter Words for Tenacious

acetins, acetoin, acetous, acinose, acinous, aconite, actions, actious, actuose, aeonist, anicuts, anticus, antoeci, asiento, atonics, atonies, auction, aunties, caniest, casinet, cations, catouse, caution, cetonia, cineast, conatus, consute, contise, contuse, costean, coteaus, cotinus, counite, cuisten, econuts, estonia, eucains, eutocia, insecta, nautics, neustic, noctuas, noetics, notices, nutcase, oceanus, octanes, outcase, section, sinuate, sociate, soutane, suction, toucans, tunicae, uncaste, unstoic, usation

6 Letter Words for Tenacious

acetin, acinos, acinus, acoine, actine, actins, action, actons, acutes, aeonic, anetic, anicut, anitos, anotus, antics, ascent, ascite, astone, atones, atonic, auntie, austin, canoes, cantos, cantus, caoine, casein, casino, casten, cation, causen, causon, cautio, centai, centas, centos, cestoi, ceston, cestui, cistae, coates, coatie, coatis, coitus, conias, conite, contas, contes, coseat, cosine, costia, cotans, coteau, cotise, counts, cousin, cueist, cuesta, cuties, cutins, cutose, econut, enacts, enatic, encist, eniacs, escout, eucain, icones, incast, incest, incuse, incute, insect, intuse, ionate, isotac, nastic, nasute, nautic, nicest, noctis, noctua, noetic, nosite, nostic, notice, oceans, octane, octans, octine, oecist, onsite, oscine, ostein, ounces, outsea, outsin, sainte, satine, sation, scient, scotia, secant, seitan, sencio, sintoc, siouan, snocat, sonica, sotnia, stance, stenia, tainos, tauons, tenias, tenuis, tineas, tinosa, tisane, tocsin, tonics, tonies, toucan, tsouic, tucson, tuinas, tunica, tunics, tuscan, uncase, uncast, uncate, unciae, uncite, uncoat, uncost, unesco, uniate, unites, unseat, unties, usance, ustion

5 Letter Words for Tenacious

acies, acnes, acoin, acone, acost, actin, acton, actos, actus, acute, ainus, aitus, anise, antes, antic, antis, aotus, ascon, ascot, astun, atocs, atone, atune, aunes, aunts, autos, cains, canes, canis, canoe, canos, canso, canst, canto, cants, caste, cates, catso, cauon, cause, ceint, centi, cento, cents, centu, cesta, cesti, cetin, cetus, ciaos, cines, cions, cista, cites, citua, coast, coate, coati, coats, coins, coits, cones, conia, const, conta, conte, conus, cosen, coset, cosie, cosin, costa, coste, cotan, cotes, count, csnet, cuits, cunea, cunei, cunit, cunts, cusie, cutes, cutie, cutin, cutis, enact, encia, eniac, entia, entsi, eosin, escot, estoc, etnas, etuis, eucti, euois, icons, ictus, inact, incas, incus, incut, insea, inset, insue, intue, inust, iotas, nates, natus, neats, necia, neist, niota, nitos, noise, notes, notus, oaten, ocean, octan, octas, oints, onces, oncet, oncia, oncus, onset, ontic, oscan, oscin, ostia, ounce, ousia, outas, outen, saice, saine, saint, sanct, sanit, santo, saone, satin, sauce, saunt, saute, scant, scaut, sceat, scena, scent, scian, scion, scone, scote, scout, scuta, scute, secno, senit, senti, seton, siena, sient, since, sitao, snite, snout, sonce, sonic, sotie, souce, souct, stain, staio, stane, staun, stean, stein, steno, stine, stion, stoae, stoai, stoic, stone, stoun, suant, suent, suine, suint, suite, taces, tacos, tacso, taino, tains, taise, tasco, tauon, tecon, tenai, tenia, tenio, tenso, tices, tiens, tinca, tinea, tines, toeas, toise, tones, tonic, tonus, tosca, touns, touse, tsine, tuans, tuina, tunas, tunca, tunes, tunic, tunis, unact, unais, unces, uncia, uncos, uniat, unice, unist, unite, units, unset, untie, usant, usent, usine, usnea, usnic, utica

4 Letter Words for Tenacious

aces, acne, acts, actu, acus, aine, ains, aint, ainu, aion, aits, aitu, ance, anes, anet, anis, ansi, ansu, ante, anti, ants, antu, anus, asci, asin, asio, ates, atis, atoc, aune, aunt, aute, auto, cain, cane, cans, cant, caon, case, cast, cate, cats, caus, ceas, cens, cent, cest, ceti, ciao, cine, cion, cist, cite, cito, cits, coat, coes, coin, coit, cone, coni, cons, cont, cose, cost, cote, cots, coua, coue, cues, cuit, cunt, cuon, cust, cute, cuts, eans, east, eats, eaus, econ, ecto, ecus, ento, eoan, eons, esau, esca, etas, etic, etna, eton, etua, etui, euoi, icao, ices, icon, inca, inst, inta, into, iocs, ions, iota, isnt, itas, nace, naio, nais, naoi, naos, nasi, naso, nast, nato, nats, natu, naut, neat, nest, neti, nets, neut, nice, nies, nist, nito, nits, noes, nose, nota, note, nots, nous, nout, nsec, nuts, oast, oats, ocas, octa, oeci, oint, onca, once, ones, onst, onus, otic, otis, otus, oust, outa, outs, saco, saic, sain, sane, sant, sate, sati, saut, scan, scat, scet, scot, scun, scut, sean, seat, seco, sect, seit, sena, sent, seta, sian, sice, sien, sina, sine, sion, sita, site, situ, snit, snot, soca, soce, sone, sout, sten, stie, stoa, stue, stun, suci, suet, suit, sune, suni, sunt, tace, taco, taen, tain, tais, tane, tans, taos, tasu, taun, taus, tean, teas, teca, tens, tiao, tice, tics, tien, ties, tinc, tine, tins, tocs, toea, toes, tone, tons, tosa, tose, toun, tsia, tsun, tuan, tues, tuis, tuna, tune, tuno, tuns, unai, unca, unce, unci, unco, uncs, unct, unie, unio, unis, unit, unta, unto, utai, utas, utes, utis

3 Letter Words for Tenacious

ace, act, aes, ain, ais, ait, anc, ane, ans, ant, anu, ase, ast, ate, cai, can, cat, cen, ceo, cia, cie, cis, cit, cns, con, cos, cot, csi, cst, cte, ctn, cto, cts, cue, cun, cut, ean, eas, eat, eau, eco, ect, ecu, enc, ens, eon, eos, esc, est, esu, eta, etc, iao, ice, inc, ins, int, ion, ios, iou, ise, isn, iso, ist, ita, its, nae, nas, nat, nco, nea, nei, neo, net, nie, nis, nit, noa, nos, not, nus, nut, oas, oat, oca, oct, oes, oie, ois, ona, one, oni, ons, ont, ose, osi, otc, oui, ous, out, sac, sai, san, sao, sat, sau, sci, sct, sea, sec, sei, sen, set, sic, sie, sin, sit, soc, son, sot, sou, sta, sue, sui, sun, tai, tan, tao, tas, tau, tea, tec, ten, tes, tic, tie, tin, tis, tiu, toa, toc, toe, toi, ton, tos, tou, tsi, tua, tue, tui, tun, uca, uit, una, unc, uni, uns, usa, use, ust, uta, utc, ute, uti, uts

Definitions for Tenacious

[1] holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of ): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
[2] highly retentive: a tenacious memory.
[3] pertinacious, persistent, stubborn, or obstinate.
[4] adhesive or sticky; viscous or glutinous.
[5] holding together; cohesive; not easily pulled asunder; tough.
[6] holding or grasping firmly; forceful a tenacious grip
[7] retentive a tenacious memory
[8] stubborn or persistent a tenacious character
[9] holding together firmly; tough or cohesive tenacious cement
[10] tending to stick or adhere tenacious mud

Words related to Tenacious

stubborn, dogged, steadfast, tough, resolute, forceful, persistent, strong-willed, unswerving, determined, stout, spunky, staunch, relentless, cohesive, retentive, adamant, bound, clinging, coherent

Words nearby Tenacious

tena koe, tena korua, tena koutou, tenable, tenace, tenacious, tenacity, tenaculum, tenaculum forceps, tenafly, tenaille

Origin of Tenacious

First recorded in 1600–10; tenaci(ty) + -ous

Other words from Tenacious

te·na·cious·ly , adverb
te·na·cious·ness , noun
o·ver·te·na·cious , adjective
o·ver·te·na·cious·ly , adverb
o·ver·te·na·cious·ness , noun
un·te·na·cious , adjective
un·te·na·cious·ly , adverb
un·te·na·cious·ness , noun

Word origin for Tenacious

C16: from Latin tenāx, from tenēre to hold

Synonyms for Tenacious

cohesive, determined, dogged, forceful, persistent, relentless, resolute, spunky, staunch, steadfast, stout, strong-willed, stubborn, tough, unswerving, retentive, adamant, bound, clinging, coherent, fast, firm, inflexible, intransigent, iron, meaning business, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, persevering, persisting, pertinacious, possessive, purposeful, set, solid, stalwart, sturdy, sure, tight, true, unforgetful, unshakable