# tenacious

- **Language:** English
- **Level:** C2 (Proficient)
- **Part of speech:** adjective
- **Pronunciation:** /təˈneɪʃəs/
- **English:** holding firmly to what you want and refusing to give up
- **Persian:** سخت‌کوش و مصمم

## Example

> She is a tenacious reporter who never gives up.
> او خبرنگاری مصمم است که هرگز تسلیم نمی‌شود.

## Word forms

- noun: tenacity

## Synonyms

persistent, determined

## Opposites

weak

## Common phrases

- tenacious spirit
- tenacious defender
- tenacious grip

## Related words

- [austere](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/austere): plain and simple, without comfort or decoration; strict (C2)
- [copious](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/copious): existing in large amounts (C2)
- [disparate](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/disparate): so different that they cannot be compared (C2)
- [enigmatic](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/enigmatic): mysterious and difficult to understand (C2)
- [exemplary](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/exemplary): so good that it can be used as an example (C2)
- [impeccable](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/impeccable): perfect and without any mistakes (C2)
- [inscrutable](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/inscrutable): impossible to understand or know what someone thinks (C2)
- [meticulous](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/meticulous): very careful and paying attention to every detail (C2)

Source: https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/tenacious