Persistent
Persistent adjective - Continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement.
Temporal is an antonym for persistent.
Temporal
Temporal adjective - Having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven.
Both words in one sentence
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A Super Persistent, time-traveling, Raptor is even used to deliver some Laser-Guided Karma to one of the Big Bads, tracking them through multiple temporal leaps.
Source: Raptor Attack
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Temporal and Persistent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/persistent/temporal
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