Synonyms for dogged
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Persistent
persistent, stubborn, obstinate, tenacious, resolute, unyielding, obdurate, headstrong, inflexible, steadfast, determined, assiduous, untiring, self-willed, unbending, insistent, steady, adamant, intractable, willful US, wilful UK, grim, dour
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Definitions
- adj. 1
stubbornly persevering, steadfast
Related words
- Phrases
- all dogged up
Example sentences
- persistent Be patient and persistent. These things take time.
- stubborn I'm not stubborn; i'm just always right, thats it.
- tenacious Metaphors are much more tenacious than facts.
- obstinate I've heard that Tom and Mary are quite obstinate.
- committed My father was committed to a psychiatric hospital.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dogged | rising | |
| persistent | rising | |
| stubborn | rising | |
| tenacious | steady | |
| obstinate | steady | |
| committed | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- grim1, dour2
- 6 letters
- steady2, wilful
- 7 letters
- adamant3, willful2
- 8 letters
- stubborn2, resolute3, untiring, obdurate3
- 9 letters
- committed3, steadfast2, tenacious3, insistent3, obstinate3, assiduous3, unbending3
- 10 letters
- determined3, persistent3, inflexible4, unyielding3, headstrong2
- 11 letters
- intractable4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dour2 = 2 syllables).