Synonyms for tenacity
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Perseverance — the quality or state of being tenacious, or persistence of purpose; tenaciousness
perseverance, persistency, stubbornness, toughness, persistence, obstinacy, strength, determination, pertinacity, tenaciousness, resolution, doggedness, retentiveness, resoluteness, fortitude, firmness, insistence
2. Adhesiveness — the quality of bodies which makes them adhere to other bodies; adhesiveness, viscosity
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality or state of being tenacious, or persistence of purpose; tenaciousness.
- n. 2
The quality of bodies which makes them adhere to other bodies; adhesiveness, viscosity.
Related words
- Word family
- tenacious tenaciously
Forms
- Plural
- tenacities → perseverances, persistencies, stubbornnesses, toughnesses…
Example sentences
- perseverance Learning a foreign language requires perseverance.
- toughness Beyond his mask of toughness lies infinite depth.
- stubbornness There was a certain stubbornness in his voice.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| tenacity | steady | |
| perseverance | rising | |
| toughness | falling | |
| stubbornness | rising | |
| persistency | falling | |
| cohesiveness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- holding2
- 8 letters
- strength1, firmness2
- 9 letters
- toughness2, fortitude3, viscosity4, obstinacy4, viscidity
- 10 letters
- resolution4, insistence3, stickiness, doggedness
- 11 letters
- persistence3, persistency, pertinacity
- 12 letters
- perseverance4, stubbornness3, cohesiveness4, resoluteness, adhesiveness
- 13 letters
- determination5, tenaciousness, retentiveness, glutinousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (holding2 = 2 syllables).