How many syllables in persist?

There are 2 syllables in the word persist.

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Divide persist into syllables:

per · sist

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

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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