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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1. The Kidner Family Graham:

   We just didn’t want to be apart once we met, so we knew we were going to have to make some permanent plans, we knew that my time was going to be coming to an end quickly. So we sort of had to act quickly.

2. Scott C. Holstad:

   reality is often little more than a mirror reflecting visions made of ice and steel cold permanent and carefully contrived.

3. Alexander Grushko:

   We don't see any difference between a continuous, persistent rotation and a permanent presence, the military build-up in center of Europe will not improve European security.

4. Mike Pompeo:

   Since 1975, The United States has accepted more than 3.3 million refugees for permanent resettlement - more than any other country in the world.

5. Justice Department:

   The settlement agreement also requires McDonald's to compensate lawful permanent resident employees of McDonald's-owned restaurants who lost work or lost their jobs due to these documentary practices.