dogged
Verb
Verb Forms: dog, dogged, dogging, dogs
- Past tense of following closely or persistently.
- go after with the intent to catch
- simple past and past participle of dog
Adjective Satellite
- stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot
- "dogged persistence"
Adj
- stubbornly persevering, steadfast
Adv
- very
Examples
- His opponent DOGGED his every move, anticipating each strategic play.
Origin / Etymology
From the verb to dog.
Synonyms
chase, chase after, dog, dour, give chase, go after, persistent, pertinacious, tag, tail, tenacious, track, trail, unyielding, adamant, ardent, bent on, bloody-minded, bullheaded, certain, chronic, committed, confirmed, determined, diehard, dogged, hard-hearted, hard-nosed, hardheaded, headstrong, immovable, incalcitrant, inflexible, insistent, intractable, intransigent, intrepid, inveterate, irrefragable, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, obstreperous, peevish, peremptory, pigheaded, recalcitrant, refractory, resolute, resolved, rigid, self-willed, stalwart, staunch, steadfast, steady, stubborn, stubborn as a mule, sullen, terminal, thran, thwart, tough, truculent, unbending, uncompromising, vehement, wilful, willful
Scrabble Score: 10
dogged: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddogged: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dogged: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary