Thesaurus:lasting
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]Sense: that continues over an extended period of time
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- abiding
- chronic
- continuate (obsolete)
- diuturnal
- durative
- enduring
- eternal [⇒ thesaurus]
- extending
- lasting
- long-drawn-out
- long-lasting
- longevous (rare)
- longsome (archaic or dialect)
- perdurable
- prolonged
- protracted
Antonyms
[edit]- dureless (obsolete)
- ephemeral [⇒ thesaurus]
- unlasting
Hyponyms
[edit]By period of time
[edit]- Indefinite period:
- Non-specific period; specific reference:
- hourslong
- minuteslong
- —
- all-day
- all-night
- dayslong
- nightlong
- nychthemeral
- —
- weeklong
- weekslong
- —
- monthslong
- seasonlong
- springlong
- —
- decadeslong
- perennial
- plurennial
- pluriennial
- subdecadal
- yearslong
- Non-specific period; non-specific reference:
- Specific period:
By reason
[edit]- Not subject to decay:
- Not deteriorating:
- Having a long lifespan:
- long-lived
- longeval (rare)
- longevous (rare)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “110. diuturnity” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “lasting” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.