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persistency

NOUN

insistence

Synonyms

STRONG

emphasis importunity insistency perseverance persistence urging

Antonyms

STRONG

idleness indolence

NOUN

continuation

Synonyms

STRONG

assiduity continuance continuity continuum duration endurance extension furtherance increase line perpetuation persistence postscript preservation production prolongation propagation protraction sequel succession supplement sustenance tenacity

WEAK

augmenting continuing enduring going on increasing maintaining perpetuating persisting preserving producing prolonging protracting sustaining

Antonyms

STRONG

curtailment decrease destruction end hindrance indifference ruin stoppage

Example Sentences

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What gives me hope is the persistency of those people.

From Slate • May 25, 2018

But looking "at performance of actively managed funds, there's no persistency," Oliver says.

From US News • Oct. 14, 2016

"The persistency of both price appreciation and breadth since the beginning of the year suggests the next pullback will be a precursor to another attack on the 2011 highs in the S&P 500 near 1,370."

From Reuters • Feb. 6, 2012

“Due to his persistency and his love for his mother, he was able to put some pieces together,” Nocco said at a news conference last week.

From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2011

Nothing detains you here, dear mother," she kept repeating, with monotonous persistency, "except your own fancy.

From The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis

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