Perpetual synonyms and antonyms
pər-pĕch'o͝o-əl
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Part of speech:
Persisting for an extended period of time.
Stopping and starting at intervals.
Continuing indefinitely or for a long period of time.
(Anatomy) Turning in a reverse direction. Used of blood vessels and nerves.
Continually occurring; persistent:
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Never stopping
The definition of permanent is someone or something that is supposed to last for a very long time.
Without beginning or end; existing through all time; everlasting
Continual
Without, or apparently without, end; lasting, or seeming to last, forever; endless
Never slackening; persistent.
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Lasting; continuing; durable:
without end
Never stopping
The definition of imperishable is enduring forever or not prone to spoiling.
Not subject to death:
(Philosophy) everlasting, that is having infinite temporal duration; as opposed to eternal, outside time and thus lacking temporal duration
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Characterized by repetition, especially excessive repetition.
Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.
That repeats; repetitive.
going on and on
Continually repeating
Constantly repeated; continued
Continually repeating
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Happening or appearing once a year; yearly
short (antonym)
Holding a trading position that is inversely related to the price of a security or index:
transitory (antonym)
The definition of transitory is something temporary or not permanent.
fleeting (antonym)
Passing quickly; ephemeral:
regular (related)
(Botany) Having symmetrically arranged parts of similar size and shape:
(Epidemiology) Occurring at any time, occurring even but once during a timespan.
Continuing with no interruption
eternalization
immortalization
The act of immortalizing, or state of being immortalized.
perpetuality
The act of prolonging existence, of keeping something alive or active.
Perpetuity is defined as the state or quality of lasting forever.
To eternize.
(American) Alternative spelling of immortalise.
To prolong the existence of; cause to be remembered:
To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey or mission in spite of distraction, difficulty, obstacles or discouragement.
temporary (antonym)
Something that will last for only a limited period of time; transitory. Temporary is meaningless with regard to the duration of the length of time that it will last; however, it is used to designate absence of permanence.
transient (antonym)
Passing away with time; not permanent; temporary; transitory
momentary (antonym)
Short-lived or ephemeral, as a life.
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brief (antonym)
Succinct; concise:
ephemeral (antonym)
Having a short lifespan or a short annual period of aboveground growth. Used especially of plants.
Relating to the imaginary amaranth flower that never fades
Without an end.
Alternative form of neverending.
Enduring for all time
Elizabeth Browning
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Made or done without stops:
The definition of relentless is persistent or unyielding.
Continuously, all day long. From the concept that it happens while the hands of the clock go all the way around.
Shakespeare
Always reliable; certain
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continue (related)
Enduring for all time
unalterable (related)
Seeming never to grow old or to show the effects of time:
Continuous; continuing indefinitely without stopping
Synonym Study
- Eternal stresses endlessness or timelessness the eternal verities
- Incessant implies unceasing or uninterrupted activity incessant chatter
- Constant stresses uniformity, steadiness, or regularity in occurrence or recurrence the constant beat of the heart
- Continuous applies to that which extends without interruption in either space or time a continuous expanse, a continuous flow of traffic
- Continual applies to that which recurs repeatedly or goes on unceasingly over a long period of time continual arguments, continual rain
- Perpetual applies to that which lasts or persists for an indefinitely long time a perpetual nuisance
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