Persistence and Surcease

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Persistence noun - Uninterrupted or lasting existence.

Usage example: the persistence of the fever for a week caused me great worry

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Surcease is an antonym for persistence.

Surcease noun - The stopping of a process or activity.

Usage example: hoping the new medicine would bring surcease to his pain

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Persistence is an antonym for surcease.

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Surcease and Persistence. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/persistence/surcease

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