Thesaurus:lasting
| lasting |
EnglishEdit
AdjectiveEdit
Sense: that continues over an extended period of timeEdit
SynonymsEdit
- abiding
- chronic
- continuate (obsolete)
- diuturnal
- durative
- enduring
- extending
- lasting
- long-drawn-out
- long-lasting
- longevous (rare)
- longsome (archaic or dialect)
- perdurable
- prolonged
- protracted
AntonymsEdit
- dureless (obsolete)
- ephemeral [⇒ thesaurus]
- eternal [⇒ thesaurus]
- unlasting
HyponymsEdit
By period of timeEdit
- 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 reasonEdit
- Not subject to decay:
- Not deteriorating:
- Having a long lifespan:
- long-lived
- longeval (rare)
- longevous (rare)
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “110. diuturnity” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “lasting” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.