Synonyms for perpetual
pərˈpɛtʃ u əlper·pet·u·al

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1. perpetual

   Continuous describes that which is absolutely without pause or break; continual, that which often intermits, but as regularly begins again. A continuous beach is exposed to the continual beating of the waves. A similar distinction is made between incessant and ceaseless. The incessant discharge of firearms makes the ceaseless roar of battle. Constant is sometimes used in the sense of continual; but its chief uses are mental and moral.

   Synonyms:
   ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, incessant, invariable, regular, unbroken, unceasing, uninterrupted, unremitting, unvarying

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1. perpetual

   Synonyms:
   constant, unceasing, endless, eternal, everlasting, unfailing, perennial, continual, enduring, incessant, uninterrupted

   Antonyms:
   inconstant, periodic, recurrent, temporary, transient, falling, exhaustible, occasional, momentary, casual

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1. ageless, aeonian, eonian, eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unending, unceasingadjective

   continuing forever or indefinitely

   "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven"

   Synonyms:
   everlasting, eonian, sodding(a), utter(a), thoroughgoing(a), double-dyed(a), interminable, complete(a), ageless, unceasing, staring(a), unremitting, gross(a), incessant, unending, arrant(a), stark(a), ceaseless, consummate(a), pure(a), everlasting(a), unadulterated, constant, aeonian, perfect(a), never-ending, endless, eternal

   Antonyms:
   discontinuous, noncontinuous, temporary, impermanent

2. ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremittingadjective

   uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

   "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger"

   Synonyms:
   incessant, unvarying, eonian, changeless, unending, everlasting, aeonian, invariant, unceasing, unremitting, constant, never-ending, eternal, ageless, ceaseless

   Antonyms:
   discontinuous, temporary, impermanent, noncontinuous

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1. ethernal

   the same

   Submitted by anonymous on November 24, 2019  

2. evermoving

   always in motion,never ending.

   the new baby's crying needs keeps the young mother in perpetual motion.

   Submitted by JP03 on July 6, 2015  

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1. perpetualadjective

   Synonyms:
   endless, unending, everlasting, eternal, ever-during, ceaseless, continual, incessant, unintermitted, uninterrupted, constant, interminable, perennial

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1. perpetualadjective

   Synonyms:
   everlasting

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1. List of paraphrases for "perpetual":

   eternal, perennial, permanent, constant, everlasting, continual

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How to use perpetual in a sentence?

1. Jeff Davidson:

   Considering all that competes for your time and attention, if you don’t actively take steps to simplify your life and carve out what I call “breathing space,” you will most certainly find yourself in a perpetual state of overwhelm.

2. Gunnar Beck:

   The EU has been in perpetual crisis since 2010 and hasn't solved any of the problems these crises have caused, be The EU the eurozone crisis, the migration crisis or now the Covid crisis.

3. Senate Majority Whip Duck Durbin:

   We need to find a way to stop this perpetual showstopper once and for all, and I've appealed to my colleagues regardless of how they feel about a yes or no vote to change this system. This is just unfair and it's dangerous for our economy.

4. Roy Boyd:

   Tens of thousands of illegal aliens enter Texas every day. Our communities along the border are overrun with criminal aliens. The bodies of illegal aliens abandoned by their smugglers are found every week throughout South Texas, threats and violent actions of cartels have caused landowners and homeowners to abandon the property they worked all of their lives for. Texans along the border live in perpetual crisis as a result of the Administration’s open border policy.

5. Author Unknown:

   Perpetual worry will get you to one place ahead of time - the cemetery.