persist
verbHow many syllables in persist?
There are 2 syllables in the word persist.How to pronounce persist:
Definition of persist:
- persist (verb):
- to continue without interruption
- to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
Synonyms for persist:
carry over
continue
die hard
endure
reverberate
run
Antonyms for persist:
abandon
abolish
abstain
abstain from
adjourn
arrest
avoid
ax
axe
be calm
be dead
be destroyed
be dispelled
be lost
belay
break
break down
break off
break up
bring to a halt
bring to an end
call a halt to
call a stop to
call it quits
can
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