tenacious
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
good at remembering
a retentive mind
Related & opposite
- mindful also see
- forgetful antonym
- perseverance derivation
- retentiveness derivation
- recall derivation
- retain derivation
- retain derivation
Sense 2 adjective
stubbornly unyielding
dogged persistence
Related & opposite
- adamance derivation
- perseverance derivation
- obstinate similar to
Sense 3 adjective
sticking together
two coherent sheets
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | mindful |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | forgetful |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | perseverance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | retentiveness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | recall |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | retain |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | retain |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | adamance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | perseverance |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | obstinate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | coherence |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | cling |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | adhesive |