Persistent
Persistent adjective - Continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement.
Working and persistent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Working" instead an adjective "Persistent".
Working
Working adjective - Being in effective operation.
Persistent and working are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Persistent" instead an adjective "Working".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The persistent pollution has only made things worse, and when public housing was demolished en masse on the South Side, many of the former residents headed for Far South Side's working class neighborhoods, bringing their criminal histories and rivalries with them.
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Working and Persistent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/persistent/working
Persistent & Working. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/persistent/working>.
Working or Persistent. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/persistent/working.
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