Antonyms for permanent
ˈpɜr mə nəntper·ma·nent

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1. permanentnoun

   Antonyms:
   impermanent, temporary

2. permanentnoun

   Without end, eternal.

   Nothing in this world is truly permanent.

   Antonyms:
   temporary, impermanent

3. permanentadjective

   Lasting for an indefinitely long time.

   The countries are now locked in a permanent state of conflict.

   Antonyms:
   temporary, impermanent

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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.

   See synonyms for TRANSIENT.

   Synonyms:
   abiding, changeless, constant, durable, enduring, fixed, immutable, invariable, lasting, perpetual, persistent, stable, steadfast, unchangeable, unchanging

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.2 / 6 votes

1. 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, ephemeral

   Synonyms:
   permanent wave, perm

2. 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 tempore

   Synonyms:
   durable, persistent, long-lasting, long-lived, lasting

3. 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, improvised

   Synonyms:
   lasting

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1. permanentadjective

   Antonyms:
   impermanent, evanescent, ephemeral, transient

   Synonyms:
   stable, immutable, durable, imperishable, unchangeable, abiding, indestructible

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1. 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

   Submitted by barnesrickeisha13 on October 27, 2020  

How to use permanent in a sentence?

1. Salva Kiir:

   I am determined to stop this senseless war, unfortunately, while we are busy implementing the agreement, the armed opposition continues to violate the permanent ceasefire.

2. Sipho P Nkosi:

   Pray for a partner who will love you unconditionally instead of whom will attract your eyes, for the good-looking is non-permanent and for good heart is eternal.

3. Maya Angelou:

   A bizarre sensation pervades a relationship of pretense. No truth seems true. A simple morning's greeting and response appear loaded with innuendo and fraught with implications. Each nicety becomes more sterile and each withdrawal more permanent.

4. Betty Andrews:

   It's not the permanent fix we'd hope for, but it is progress.

5. Foundation Garrett Watson:

   ( I) f it ends up falling short, for any reason really, you do end up in a situation where you got to find alternative funding for the permanent spending, i think that's the big wildcard there from a longer-term deficit perspective.

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