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DEFINITIONS OF:
lasting
1
adj
lasting a long time without change
“a
lasting
relationship”
Synonyms
stable
resistant to change of position or condition
adj
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
Synonyms:
permanent
unchangeable
not changeable or subject to change
ineradicable
not able to be destroyed or rooted out
abiding
,
enduring
,
imperishable
unceasing
aeonian
,
ageless
,
eonian
,
eternal
,
everlasting
,
perpetual
,
unceasing
,
unending
continuing forever or indefinitely
indissoluble
used of decisions and contracts
standing
not created for a particular occasion
stable
resistant to change of position or condition
Antonyms:
impermanent
,
temporary
not permanent; not lasting
acting
serving temporarily especially as a substitute
ephemeral
,
fugacious
,
passing
,
short-lived
,
transient
,
transitory
lasting a very short time
episodic
limited in duration to a single episode
evanescent
tending to vanish like vapor
fly-by-night
ephemeral
improvised
,
jury-rigged
,
makeshift
done or made using whatever is available
interim
serving during an intermediate interval of time
pro tem
,
pro tempore
for the time being
shipboard
casual or ephemeral as if taking place on board a ship
temporal
not eternal
terminable
capable of being terminated after a designated time
working
adopted as a temporary basis for further work
unstable
lacking stability or fixity or firmness
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adj
existing for a long time
“a long-
lasting
friendship”
Synonyms:
durable
,
long-lasting
,
long-lived
long
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
adj
retained; not shed
Synonyms:
persistent
Antonyms:
caducous
,
shed
shed at an early stage of development
deciduous
(of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth
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