According to
Persistent and according to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Persistent" instead an adjective phrase "According to".
Persistent
Persistent adjective - Continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement.
According to and persistent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "According to" instead an adjective "Persistent".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- According to Arin and Danny, Zero, from Sonic Adventure is a persistent predator who chases Amy through her story.
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In fact, according to The 10 Cent Plague by David Hajdu, Wonder Women was originally created to help the author "deal with his persistent fantasies of being dominated by women" or some such thing.
Source: Franchise / Wonder Woman - According to writer Christopher Frayling, the film's failure left Leone so devastated and disillusioned by the persistent intervention from studio executives in America that he never directed or wrote another movie again.
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Persistent and According to. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/according_to/persistent
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