LASTS Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

lasts

verb

present tense third-person singular of last

as in survives

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs we were lucky that the batteries lasted until we could get to the store to buy more

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as in remains

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state this heavy drought has lasted all summer

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Recent Examples of lasts The obvious fix, finding another supplier, often takes longer than the disruption lasts. — Alex Saric, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 For most people, protection provided by the vaccine lasts a lifetime. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026 An open bottle of hair dye lasts about a year and an unopened bottle lasts two to three years. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 If the pain lasts longer than three months, doctors call the condition post-herpetic neuralgia. — Andrew Bubak, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026 The iPhone 18 Pro Max lasts up to 45 hours of video playback, which is about a six-hour increase over last year's kit. — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 13 Sep. 2026 Indy finishes 7-10; Jones lasts 10 games due to injury, and other injuries reveal the lack of playable depth on the offensive line. — James Boyd, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Once an outage lasts long enough for a customer to receive a credit, the customer will be credited for each day the outage continues. — Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Still, nothing lasts forever, and by the summer of 1929 the management of the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm was ready for another play. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

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The answers say more about long-term viability than any success rate, because the system that survives at scale isn’t the one that fails least, but the one that fails best.

— Shivansh Inamdar, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Because colonial powers have always feared the child who survives its violence and continues to imagine a sky beyond its rule.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of survives

Verb

Allen continues to don the cape for the Bills, but offseason moves improved his receiving core, and new coach Joe Brady appears determined to attack with greater aggression.

— Mike Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Balfe’s couture style continues a recent streak from other TIFF 2026 attendees who’ve turned to couture collections for their red carpet stints.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of continues

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Even amid extraordinary acts of solidarity, Muslim, Arab, and South Asian Americans were subjected to hatred and bigotry, some of which persists today.

— Steven Fulop, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Overall, the Bush administration’s misguided foray reinforced in the minds of many in the Middle East a distrust of America’s allegiances, commitments, and adherence to the protocols of the Geneva Conventions, a distrust that persists to this day.

— David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of persists

Verb

An Exhibit 10 pays $91,000 if a player is waived, as most are, signs with a franchise’s G League team and then stays for at least 60 days.

— CJ Moore, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Every day a role stays open means lost productivity and revenue, lower team morale and ongoing recruitment costs.

— Audrey Payne, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026