everlasting

everlasting

adjective

Definition of EVERLASTING

1

lasting forever <valentines typically express the giver's everlasting love and devotion>

Synonyms ceaseless, dateless, deathless, endless, eternal, immortal, permanent, perpetual, undying, unending

Related Words durable, enduring, lasting, long-lived, persistent, stubborn; imperishable, indefeasible, indefectible, indelible, indestructible, indissoluble, inexpungible; timeless; abiding, stable, standing, steadfast, steady, unfailing, unfaltering; continual, continuing, continuous, incessant, unbroken, unceasing, uninterrupted, unremitting

Near Antonyms ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, momentary, passing, short-lived, transitory; interim, provisional, short-term

Antonyms impermanent, mortal, temporary, transient

2

having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish <Shakespeare's plays are still being performed 400 years later because they deal with everlasting truths and universal emotions>

Synonyms ageless, continuing, dateless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, lasting, ongoing, perennial, perpetual, timeless, undying

Related Words ceaseless, endless, permanent; changeless, constant, stable, stationary, steady, unchanging, unvarying

Near Antonyms antiquated, archaic, dated, obsolete, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, outworn, passé