Living
Living adjective - Being in effective operation.
Persistent and living are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Persistent" instead an adjective "Living".
Persistent
Persistent adjective - Continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement.
Living and persistent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Living" instead an adjective "Persistent".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Instead, living predator species for the most part have learned that humans are dangerously persistent prey and not worth the effort.
Source: To Serve Man -
A persistent Urban Legend holds that giant spiders were found in the Summer of 2001, living near Windsor Castle.
Source: Giant Spider aka: Giant Spiders - A persistent Chinese legend is of a traveler who finds an Arcadian village living peacefully and happily in some out-of-the-way corner.
Source: Good Old Ways
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Persistent and Living. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/living/persistent
Living & Persistent. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/living/persistent>.
Persistent or Living. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/living/persistent.
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