doggedness
Refusal to quit
Doggedness is stubborn persistence—the quality of refusing to give up despite difficulty or discouragement.
It emphasizes determination through sheer will rather than talent or cleverness: Her doggedness eventually wore down the opposition.
The word carries a hint of inelegance, suggesting success through grinding effort rather than grace.
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
grit · resolve · dedication · commitment · fortitude · resilience · constancy · stamina
Firmness of purpose
- firmnessResistance to deformation
- resolutenessFirmness of purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
unshakeable · iron-willed · staunch · adamant · unswerving · unflinching · indomitable · implacable
Unyielding adherence to position
- bullheadednessStubborn persistence despite reason
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- willfulnessIntentional resistance to direction
- mulishnessUnyielding resistance to persuasion
pigheadedness · obduracy · intransigence · inflexibility · recalcitrance · stiff-necked · contrariness · perversity
Habitual hard work
- thoroughnessAttention to every detail
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
- conscientiousnessCareful attention to duty
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
application · attentiveness · carefulness · earnestness · concentration · effort · assiduousness · painstaking
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
endurance · grit · resolve · dedication · commitment · fortitude · resilience · constancy · stamina · willpower
determination
Firmness of purpose
- firmnessResistance to deformation
- resolutenessFirmness of purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
unwavering · unshakeable · iron-willed · staunch · adamant · unswerving · unflinching · indomitable · implacable · inexorable
obstinacy
Unyielding adherence to position
- bullheadednessStubborn persistence despite reason
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- willfulnessIntentional resistance to direction
mulishness · pigheadedness · obduracy · intransigence · inflexibility · recalcitrance · stiff-necked · contrariness · perversity · bloody-mindedness
industriousness
Habitual hard work
- thoroughnessAttention to every detail
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
- conscientiousnessCareful attention to duty
rigor · application · attentiveness · carefulness · earnestness · concentration · effort · assiduousness · painstaking · methodical
- endurancestamina, endure, perseverance, persistence, staying power
- motivationmotivation, drive, motivate, inspire, encouragement
- perseverancepersist, never give up, tenacity, hang in there, endurance
- resilienceresilience, grit, bounce back, bouncing back, robustness
- stubbornnessstubbornness, obstinacy, pigheadedness, bullheadedness, mulishness
- tenacitydetermined, persistence, persistent, perseverance, determination
doggednesssurrender
Cease resistance, yield
giving up · capitulation · quitting · yielding · abandonment
doggednessopen-mindedness
Acceptance of differing viewpoints
flexibility · adaptability · receptiveness · receptivity · broad-mindedness
doggednessfickleness
Lack of steadfast devotion
inconstancy · capriciousness · flightiness · changeability · wavering
dog, dogged, watchdog, underdog, top dog, doggedly, doglike, dogging, doggish