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permanent
Durable (Latin durus, hard) is said almost wholly of material substances that resist wear; lasting is said of either material or immaterial things. Permanent is a word of wider meaning; a thing is permanent which is not liable to change; as, a permanent color; buildings upon a farm are called permanent improvements. Enduring is a higher word, applied to that which resists both time and change; as, enduring fame.
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Synonyms:
abiding, changeless, constant, durable, enduring, fixed, immutable, invariable, lasting, perpetual, persistent, stable, steadfast, unchangeable, unchanging
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permanent wave, permanent, permadjective
a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals
Antonyms:
terminable, impermanent, episodic, pro tem, passing, shipboard, short-lived, transient, makeshift, fugacious, transitory, reversible, temporal, acting(a), evanescent, improvised, jury-rigged, working(a), pro tempore, interim, temporary, fly-by-night, ephemeralSynonyms:
permanent wave, perm -
permanent, lastingadjective
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
«permanent secretary to the president»; «permanent address»; «literature of permanent value»
Antonyms:
temporary, fly-by-night, shipboard, short-lived, impermanent, episodic, acting(a), jury-rigged, temporal, passing, pro tem, ephemeral, interim, transient, makeshift, improvised, fugacious, reversible, working(a), transitory, evanescent, terminable, pro temporeSynonyms:
durable, persistent, long-lasting, long-lived, lasting -
permanentadjective
not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition
«permanent brain damage»
Antonyms:
jury-rigged, fly-by-night, episodic, interim, transitory, temporary, terminable, makeshift, pro tempore, short-lived, acting(a), shipboard, passing, ephemeral, evanescent, temporal, fugacious, impermanent, reversible, working(a), transient, pro tem, improvisedSynonyms:
lasting
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permanentadjective
Antonyms:
impermanent, evanescent, ephemeral, transientSynonyms:
stable, immutable, durable, imperishable, unchangeable, abiding, indestructible
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temporay
is some thing is not tmeperary it is permanent because temporary is just for a short time premament is for ever
the tattoo is temporary good dad said because of it was permanent you whould not get a jod with a permanent tattoo that says for ever
How to use permanent in a sentence?
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Ritchie Torres:
A permanent child tax credit would be to families with children what social security has long been to senior citizens: a critical safety net that affords the most vulnerable among us a fighting chance at a decent and dignified life.
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Patrick Hamilton:
But now with the problems of electricity and with the damage being sustained by them as a result of the conflict, there is the risk from here on that these big networks do begin to fail on a permanent basis, on an irreparable basis, and over the next two years we will begin to see in cities like Aleppo potentially the rise of these big health epidemics that we haven’t seen in this context until now — typhoid, cholera and so on.
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Kathy McCollum:
The deadly, idiotic handling of our Afghanistan withdrawal will be a permanent stain on America’s foreign policy and military leadership.
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Mario Montejo:
We maintained permanent contact with them, since they departed from Easter Island, foreseeing that they could be experiencing some issues, they are in good health, a little tired. The rafts were beginning to deteriorate and that made the stay of the people on board risky.
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John Gless:
We’re not going to have to pull out any permanent crops this year, but how long can you keep this pace up?
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What are the opposite words for permanent?
Permanent is a word that describes something that is consistent and unchanging. There are many antonyms for permanent, which means they refer to something that is temporary or fleeting. Some of the antonyms for permanent include transient, temporary, impermanent, fleeting, and mutable. These words describe concepts and objects that are not meant to last forever, such as a temporary job or a fleeting thought. Antonyms to permanent offer a way to describe a temporary state of affairs that is intended to change over time or disappear, so they are an important part of our vocabulary. Whether we want to talk about something that is meant to be temporary or something that will last forever, it’s important to have a wide range of words to choose from.
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- expedient
- substitute
- measure
- refuge
- resource
- alternative
- excuse
- recourse
- stopgap
- surrogate
- makeshift
- resort
- resourcefulness
- reason, explanation
- preventive or institutive action
- place to hide, have privacy
- alternative, recourse
- supply drawn upon, either material or nonmaterial
- trick, stratagem
- someone or something that takes the place of another
- person or thing that acts as
- acting
- active
- moving
- changed
- dying
- frequent
- recurrent
- traveling
- passing
- brief
- fleeting
- fugitive
- itinerant
- mortal
- tellurian
- temporal
- volatile
- deadly
- earthly
- ephemeral
- episodic
- fly-by-night
- impermanent
- interim
- intermittent
- momentary
- movable
- periodic
- provisional
- short-lived
- short-term
- temporary
- transportable
- vagabond
- substituting in a role
- going
- short in time
- exchanged
- transient/transitory
- failing, expiring
- momentary, passing
- irregular, sporadic
- brief, transient
- unreliable and shady
- fleeing, transient
- roaming
- brief, fleeting
- transported
- affecting, exciting
- brief, casual
- at fixed intervals
- constant, lasting
- not around for long
- material, worldly
- lasting only a short while
- unsettled; vagrant
- explosive, changeable
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1. permanent
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2. permanent-press
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4. permanent
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1. permanent
adjective. [‘ˈpɝːmɑːˌnɛnt’] continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place.
Antonyms
- impermanent
- eradicable
- unstable
- changeable
- impermanence
- honor
- dishonor
Synonyms
- aeonian
- ineradicable
- standing
- perpetual
- permanence
2. permanent-press
adjective. used of fabrics that do not require ironing.
Antonyms
- ironed
- smooth
- nonwashable
- wet
Synonyms
- unironed
- drip-dry
3. permanent
adjective. [‘ˈpɝːmɑːˌnɛnt’] not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition.
Antonyms
- reversible
- obscurity
Synonyms
- irreversible
4. permanent
noun. [‘ˈpɝːmɑːˌnɛnt’] a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals.
Antonyms
- prominence
- running
- unerect
- irregular
Synonyms
- perm
- wave
as in eternal
lasting forever
a temporary compromise has been accepted until a more permanent solution can be agreed upon
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How does the adjective permanent contrast with its synonyms?
Some common synonyms of permanent are durable, lasting, and stable. While all these words mean «enduring for so long as to seem fixed or established,» permanent adds usually the implication of being designed or planned to stand or continue indefinitely.
permanent living arrangements
When is it sensible to use durable instead of permanent?
Although the words durable and permanent have much in common, durable implies power to resist destructive agencies.
When would lasting be a good substitute for permanent?
The words lasting and permanent can be used in similar contexts, but lasting implies a capacity to continue indefinitely.
a book that left a lasting impression on me
When is stable a more appropriate choice than permanent?
The meanings of stable and permanent largely overlap; however, stable implies lastingness because of resistance to being overturned or displaced.
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“Permanent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permanent. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.
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