Finish and Persist

Opposite meaning words

Finish verb - To come to an end.

Usage example: the three-day race finished yesterday

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Persist is an antonym for finish.

Nearby Words: finished, finis, finishing, finisher

Persist verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.

Usage example: my headache persisted for almost the entire day

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Finish is an antonym for persist.

way	finish way	persist way
times	finish times	persist times

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