Pertinacious
Pertinacious adjective - Continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement.
Ruthless and pertinacious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ruthless" instead an adjective "Pertinacious".
Nearby Word: pertinacity
Ruthless
Ruthless adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.
Pertinacious and ruthless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pertinacious" instead an adjective "Ruthless".
Nearby Words: ruthlessly, ruth
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- resolute and pertinacious
- resolute and ruthless
- inflexible and pertinacious
- inflexible and ruthless
- stubborn and pertinacious
- stubborn and ruthless
- unyielding and pertinacious
- unyielding and ruthless
- relentless and pertinacious
- relentless and ruthless
- hard and pertinacious
- hard and ruthless
- grim and pertinacious
- grim and ruthless
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