" doggedness "

1: a steadfast adherence to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion;

  * e.g., " ... being an effective detective requires doggedness as well as cleverness "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bullheadedness,

•  hardheadedness,

•  intransigence,

•  mulishness,

•  obduracy,

•  obdurateness,

•  obstinacy,

•  obstinateness,

•  opinionatedness,

•  pertinaciousness,

•  pertinacity,

•  pigheadedness,

•  self-opinionatedness,

•  self-will,

•  stubbornness,

•  willfulness

•  Antonyms : 

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1: continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement;

  * e.g., " ... a madman who spent his life in dogged pursuit of power "

•  Synonyms : 

•  insistent,

•  patient,

•  persevering,

•  persistent,

•  pertinacious,

•  tenacious

•  Antonyms : 

•  acquiescent,

•  agreeable,

•  amenable,

•  compliant,

•  complying,

•  flexible,

•  pliable,

•  pliant,

•  relenting,

•  yielding

2: sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion;

  * e.g., " ... your dogged adherence to a really lame argument is embarrassing "

•  Synonyms : 

•  adamant,

•  adamantine,

•  bullheaded,

•  hard,

•  hard-nosed,

•  hardened,

•  hardheaded,

•  headstrong,

•  immovable,

•  implacable,

•  inconvincible,

•  inflexible,

•  intransigent,

•  mulish,

•  obdurate,

•  obstinate,

•  opinionated,

•  ossified,

•  pat,

•  pertinacious,

•  perverse,

•  pigheaded,

•  self-opinionated,

•  self-willed,

•  stiff-necked,

•  stubborn,

•  unbending,

•  uncompromising,

•  unrelenting,

•  unyielding,

•  willful

•  Antonyms : 

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3: showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one's purpose;

  * e.g., " ... a dogged search for the missing piece of the puzzle "

•  Synonyms : 

•  determined,

•  grim,

•  implacable,

•  relentless,

•  unappeasable,

•  unflinching,

•  unrelenting,

•  unyielding

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)