Contrary
Tenacious
Tenacious adjective - Continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement.
Contrary and tenacious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrary" instead an adjective "Tenacious".
Nearby Words: tenacity, tenaciously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- inflexible and contrary
- inflexible and tenacious
- obstinate and contrary
- obstinate and tenacious
- stubborn and contrary
- stubborn and tenacious
- unyielding and contrary
- unyielding and tenacious
- perverse and contrary
- perverse and tenacious
- refractory and contrary
- refractory and tenacious
- willful and contrary
- willful and tenacious
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Tenacious and Contrary. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrary/tenacious
Contrary & Tenacious. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrary/tenacious>.
Tenacious or Contrary. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrary/tenacious.
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