1. (adj)permanent wave, permanent, perm a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals Synonyms: permanent wave, permanent, 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. (adj)permanent, lasting continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place Synonyms: permanent, 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. (adj)permanent not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition 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
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'Permanent'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. Permanent Durable (L. 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 Synonyms: permanent, abiding, enduring, lasting, steadfast, changeless, fixed, perpetual, unchangeable, constant, immutable, persistent, unchanging, durable, invariable, stable