Standard Lemma guide

dogged

adj · adv · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: dŏg'ĭd
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɒɡɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: dôg'ĭd
  • US: /ˈdɔɡɪd/
  • rhymes with -ɒɡɪd
  • rhymes with -ɔɡɪd
  • Received-Pronunciation: /dɒɡd/
  • US: dôgd
  • US: /dɔɡd/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • cot-caught-merger: /dɑɡd/
  • rhymes with -ɒɡd
  • rhymes with -ɔɡd
  • rhymes with -ɑɡd
  • CMU ARPABET: D AO1 G D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

stubbornly persevering, steadfast

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: committed, determined, persistent, steadfast, tenacious, adamant, ardent, grim, bent on, bloody-minded, bullheaded, certain, chronic, confirmed, diehard, dogged, hard-hearted, hard-nosed, hardheaded, headstrong, immovable, incalcitrant, inflexible, irrefragable, insistent, intractable, intransigent, intrepid, inveterate, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, obstreperous, peevish, peremptory, pertinacious, pigheaded, recalcitrant, refractory, resolute, resolved, rigid, self-willed, stalwart, staunch, steady, stubborn, stubborn as a mule, sullen, terminal, thran, thwart, tough, truculent, unbending, uncompromising, unyielding, vehement, wilful, willful

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

very

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, not-comparable, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of dog

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

stubbornly unyielding- T.S.Eliot

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English dogged, doggid, doggyd (“characteristics similar to that of a dog”), equivalent to dog + -ed.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: твърдоглав (tvǎrdoglav) — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Chinese Mandarin: 持續不懈 /持续不懈 — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Chinese Mandarin: 持续不懈 (chíxù bùxiè) — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Dutch: hardnekkig — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Dutch: verbeten — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Finnish: sinnikäs — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Finnish: hellittämätön — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Finnish: peräänantamaton — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • French: tenace — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • French: opiniâtre — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • French: obstiné — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • German: beharrlich — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • German: hartnäckig — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • German: stur — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • German: zäh — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • German: verbissen — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Italian: tenace — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Latin: pervicax — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Māori: whakakiriūka — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Māori: kiriūka — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Māori: pikoni — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Māori: manawaroa — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Māori: pūkeke — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Polish: uparty — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Polish: wytrwały — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Polish: zawzięty — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Portuguese: perseverante — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Portuguese: tenaz — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Portuguese: obstinado — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Romanian: perseverent — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Romanian: tenace — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Russian: настырный (nastyrnyj) — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Russian: упёртый (upjórtyj) — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Scottish Gaelic: leanailteach — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Spanish: obstinado — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Spanish: tenaz — stubbornly persevering, steadfast
  • Spanish: perseverante — stubbornly persevering, steadfast