Synonyms for persistently

Most common

urgently · relentlessly · incessantly · ceaselessly · non-stop · pressingly · pertinaciously · continently

All synonyms

Adverb

Definitions

1. adv. 1

   In a persistent manner.

   The small girl persistently asked her father to buy her the doll.

Example sentences

• urgently Tom says that he urgently needs to speak with you.
• relentlessly When he grew old, swords relentlessly attacked him.
• incessantly The sea waves lash incessantly against the cliffs.
• ceaselessly He worked ceaselessly to achieve his goals.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters

urgently³

10 letters

pressingly

11 letters

incessantly⁴, ceaselessly³, continently, importunely

12 letters

relentlessly⁴

13 letters

unremittingly

14 letters

pertinaciously

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (urgently³ = 3 syllables).

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