Synonyms for doggedness
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Noun
1. Persistence — the state of being dogged; persistence; perseverance; tenacity; stubbornness
persistence, tenacity, stubbornness, obstinacy, pertinacity, resolution, perseverance, persistency, tenaciousness, insistence
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being dogged; persistence; perseverance; tenacity; stubbornness.
Forms
- Plural
- doggednesses → persistences, tenacities, stubbornnesses, obstinacies…
Example sentences
- persistence Learning a foreign language demands persistence.
- tenacity With tenacity like that, you can learn any language.
- stubbornness There was a certain stubbornness in his voice.
- obstinacy There was a certain obstinacy in his voice.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| doggedness | rising | |
| persistence | rising | |
| tenacity | steady | |
| stubbornness | rising | |
| obstinacy | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- tenacity4
- 9 letters
- obstinacy4
- 10 letters
- resolution4, insistence3
- 11 letters
- persistence3, persistency, pertinacity
- 12 letters
- perseverance4, stubbornness3
- 13 letters
- tenaciousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tenacity4 = 4 syllables).