dogged

adjective

dog·ged ˈdȯ-gəd

Synonyms of dogged next

: marked by stubborn determination

a dogged competitor

dogged devotion

doggedly adverb

doggedness noun

Choose the Right Synonym for dogged

obstinate, dogged, stubborn, pertinacious, mulish mean fixed and unyielding in course or purpose.

obstinate implies usually an unreasonable persistence.

an obstinate proponent of conspiracy theories

dogged suggests an admirable often tenacious and unwavering persistence.

pursued the story with dogged perseverance

stubborn implies sturdiness in resisting change which may or may not be admirable.

a person too stubborn to admit error

pertinacious suggests an annoying or irksome persistence.

a pertinacious salesclerk refusing to take no for an answer

mulish implies a thoroughly unreasonable obstinacy.

a mulish determination to have his own way

Examples of dogged in a Sentence

Her dogged efforts eventually paid off. a dogged pursuit of power

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Lynch’s Bianca Pullman is a dogged MI6 agent who burns anyone and everything to the ground, including her own family life, in search of her target. —

Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024 His dogged defense of civil rights and civil liberties is a great inspiration to our people. —

Lori Rampani, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024 Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series orders See All Written by Prendergast, the hourlong Pennies is about a reclusive forensic pathologist named Penny who is more comfortable with the bodies under her (dogged) care than with real people. —

Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024 Though the Dodgers reportedly had the most funds available to spend on the 2024 class, Sasaki’s apparent shift to the 2025 class should not sway much in what is expected to be a dogged pursuit of the Japanese right-hander. —

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