tenacious

Letters that make tenacious

s, a, o, e, n, c, t, i, u are letters that make 'tenacious'

Words within tenacious

te, CIO, NAC, AC, IOU, Ci, en, ten, ci, US, Io, Ac, Na, Te are words within 'tenacious'


3 possible definitions for 'tenacious'

Tenacious as "stubbornly unyielding"

Under this definition, tenacious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

persistent, dour, unyielding, dogged, pertinacious have the same meaning as 'tenacious'

Derivatives of tenacious

adamance, obduracy, unyieldingness, doggedness, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity, perseverance, persistence are derivatives of 'tenacious'.

Similar to tenacious

stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate are similar to 'tenacious'.

Example of tenacious used within this context

"dogged persistence", "dour determination", "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics", "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot, "men tenacious of opinion"


Tenacious as "good at remembering"

Under this definition, tenacious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

retentive, long, recollective have the same meaning as 'tenacious'

Antonyms

unretentive, forgetful, short have the opposite meaning of 'tenacious'

Derivatives of tenacious

doggedness, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity, retention, perseverance, retentiveness, retentivity, retrieve, call back, recollect, retain, remember, think, call up, persistence, recall, memory are derivatives of 'tenacious'.

Example of tenacious used within this context

"a retentive mind", "tenacious memory"


Tenacious as "sticking together"

Under this definition, tenacious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

coherent has the same meaning as tenacious

Derivatives of tenacious

adhere, cleave, cohere, coherence, coherency, cohesiveness, cohesion, cling, stick are derivatives of 'tenacious'.

Similar to tenacious

adhesive is similar to tenacious.

Example of tenacious used within this context

"two coherent sheets", "tenacious burrs"



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