tenaciously
Refusing to quit
Tenaciously means with persistent determination, refusing to let go or give up.
Someone who holds tenaciously to a belief won't abandon it easily.
She tenaciously pursued the story until she had all the facts.
The word suggests grip—physical or figurative—that resists loosening.
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- doggednessUnyielding determination to continue
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- resolveFirmness of purpose
grit · fortitude · resilience · willpower · diligence · endurance · tirelessness · indefatigably
Gripping without release
- clutchingHolding tightly onto
- graspingGreedy for wealth
- grippingHolding attention completely
- holdingMaintaining physical possession
latching · clasping · fastening · anchoring · securing · attached · hanging on · white-knuckled
In an unyielding manner
- bullheadedlyWith stubborn refusal to yield
- mulishlyWith stubborn refusal
- pigheadedlyWith stubborn inflexibility
- obduratelyWith unyielding refusal
intransigently · willfully · headstrongly · unbendingly · uncompromisingly · immovably · recalcitrantly · implacably
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- doggednessUnyielding determination to continue
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
resolve · grit · fortitude · resilience · willpower · diligence · endurance · tirelessness · indefatigably · unflaggingly
clinging
Gripping without release
holding · latching · clasping · fastening · anchoring · securing · attached · hanging on · white-knuckled · firmly
obstinately
In an unyielding manner
- bullheadedlyWith stubborn refusal to yield
- mulishlyWith stubborn refusal
- pigheadedlyWith stubborn inflexibility
obdurately · intransigently · willfully · headstrongly · unbendingly · uncompromisingly · immovably · recalcitrantly · implacably · pertinaciously
tenaciouslyhalfheartedly
Without real interest
apathetically · listlessly · passively · indifferently · lazily
tenaciouslywaveringly
In an unsteady manner
irresolutely · indecisively · yieldingly · hesitantly · inconstantly
- Tenacious DComedy rock band