Synonyms 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

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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

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1. permanent wave, permanent, permadjective

   a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals

   Synonyms:
   permanent wave, perm

   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

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"

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

   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

3. permanentadjective

   not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition

   "permanent brain damage"

   Synonyms:
   lasting

   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

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1. permanentadjective

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

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1. permanentadjective

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

   Antonyms:
   impermanent, evanescent, ephemeral, transient

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1. List of paraphrases for "permanent":

   standing, ongoing, lasting, permanente, constant, continuing, durable, continuous, lifelong, permanently, on-going, perennial, enduring, stable, perpetual, continued, permanents, life-long, non-lapsing, continual, final, long-term, eternal, fixed, definitive

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How to use permanent in a sentence?

1. Jeff Mortimer:

   The key economic variable continues to be inflation, is it temporary, is it permanent, what number will the Fed tolerate in order to achieve its full employment mandate?

2. Vice President Harris:

   They're trying to turn [Jan. 6] into Pearl Harbor. They're trying to turn it into 9/11 … They do this to place a target on the backs of their political enemies … That's a coordinated effort. And they want this thing to be permanent. Every year, we're going to have to do that. I say, no. ‘F’ you.

3. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev:

   The Americans and our Arab partners must think well: do they want a permanent war?

4. Charles Carbone:

   Mr. Weidert understands the gravity of his crime and the permanent seriousness of the consequences to the victim and the victim’s family. He’s somebody who has always emphasized his remorse and his acceptance of responsibility.

5. 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.