Synonyms for perishable
ˈpɛr ɪ ʃə bəlper·ish·able

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1. perishableadjective

   Synonyms:
   shortlived, ephemeral

   Antonyms:
   unperishable, imperishable

2. perishableadjective

   Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.

   Synonyms:
   shortlived, ephemeral

   Antonyms:
   unperishable, imperishable

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.7 / 3 votes

1. perishable

   Synonyms:
   frail, evanescent, fragile, destructible, fleeting, transient, ephemeral, impermanent

   Antonyms:
   enduring, lasting, indestructible, imperishable, persistent, perpetual, permanent, permanent

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1. perishable, spoilableadjective

   food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated

   Synonyms:
   spoilable

   Antonyms:
   imputrescible, perdurable, indestructible, imperishable, undestroyable, durable

2. perishableadjective

   liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay

   "this minute and perishable planet"; "perishable foods such as butter and fruit"

   Antonyms:
   perdurable, undestroyable, imputrescible, indestructible, durable, imperishable

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1. perishableadjective

   Synonyms:
   destructible, decaying, liable to decay

2. perishableadjective

   Synonyms:
   dying, mortal

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1. perishableadjective

   Synonyms:
   destructible, impermanent, mortal

   Antonyms:
   imperishable, permanent

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1. List of paraphrases for "perishable":

   perishables, time-sensitive, decaying

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How to use perishable in a sentence?

1. Sid Taylor:

   Wisdom is perishable. Unlike information or knowledge, it cannot be stored in a computer or recorded in a book. It expires with each passing generation.

2. Gulfport Police Department -RRB- Woodman:

   Inside the mini-bus, officers found a bin of mostly perishable food that had been left unrefrigerated. There was a five-gallon bucket near the front door that was designated as a makeshift toilet and a propane tank inside the passenger area. The children had no clothing other than what they were wearing.

3. H Hahn Blavatsky:

   Desire nothing, Chafe not at fate, nor at Nature's changeless laws. But struggle only with the personal, the transitory, the evanescent and the perishable.

4. Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman:

   Community trust is a precious but perishable commodity that must be nurtured, otherwise, the hard work of building that trust can be eaten away in a few seconds.

5. Amir Hazar:

   The potato is a perishable crop and we can’t keep it in the field or our homes more than a month.