dogged
dog·ged
adj \ˈdȯ-gəd\Definition of DOGGED
: marked by stubborn determination <a dogged competitor> <dogged devotion>
— dog·ged·ly adverb
— dog·ged·ness noun
See Examples of DOGGED
- Her dogged efforts eventually paid off.
- a dogged pursuit of power
First Known Use of DOGGED
1653
Related to DOGGED
Related Words: assured, certain, dedicated, determined, firm, hell-bent, intent, positive, resolute, resolved, single-minded, sure; adamant, bullheaded, persistent, hardened, hardheaded, headstrong, implacable, indurate, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, opinionated, peevish, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, self-willed, stiff-necked, stubborn, unregenerate, unyielding, willful (or wilful); unfaltering, unhesitating, unwavering; resistant, wayward, wrongheaded; constant, devoted, faithful, good, loyal, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, steady, true; indomitable, unconquerable; hard, inflexible, relentless, stern, unbending, unflinching, unrelenting
Near Antonyms: quitting, surrendering, yielding; faltering, hesitant, hesitating, irresolute, vacillating, wavering; disloyal, faithless, false, fickle, inconstant, perfidious, traitorous, treacherous
See Synonym Discussion at obstinate
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