tenacious meaning
UK US /təˈneɪʃəs/ 3 syllables
tenacious (adjective): good at remembering.
tenacious has 3 meanings in this dictionary.
tenacious as an adjective
- good at remembering
- a retentive mind
- tenacious memory
Synonyms: retentive, recollective, long
Related forms: tenaciousness
- stubbornly unyielding
- dogged persistence
- dour determination
- the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics
- a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it
- men tenacious of opinion
Synonyms: dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, unyielding
Similar: stubborn
Related forms: tenaciousness, tenacity
- sticking together
- two coherent sheets
- tenacious burrs
Synonyms: coherent
Similar: adhesive
How to pronounce tenacious
tenacious is pronounced /təˈneɪʃəs/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Words that rhyme with tenacious
Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with TE · words ending in US · 9-letter words
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