Tenacious

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/tənˈeɪʃəs/ · टनेशस

Meaning

Holding on to something or keeping an opinion with determination

Not likely to give up or let something go; determined

Unwilling to accept defeat

Holding firmly to something persistently

holding firmly to a goal; persistent

हिंदी अर्थ

दृढ़, जल्दी हार न मानने वाला

हार न मानना

दृढ़, अडिग

Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
Antonyms · विलोम
YieldingWeakIrresoluteComplyingPliant
Example sentences

She is tenacious about finishing what she starts.

A tenacious grip saved him from the fall.

She was tenacious in chasing her dream.

Daily use: Tenacious hai, chhodta nahi.

Word forms
Tenacity nTenacious adjTenaciously adv
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Memory trick · Prashant Sir

याद रखने के लिए इसे ten + audacity पढ़िए: जिसमें दस गुना साहस हो और जो कहे 'जब तक पूरा नहीं करूँगा, तब तक छोड़ूँगा नहीं'। Noun है tenacity।

To remember it, read it as TEN + audacity: a person with ten times the courage, who says, 'I will not let go until I finish.' The noun is tenacity.

Exam note

Synonyms: persistent, dogged, resolute; antonyms: irresolute, yielding। Noun tenacity भी पूछा जाता है।

Persistent, dogged and resolute are synonyms; irresolute and yielding are antonyms, and the noun tenacity is also asked.

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