LIFELONG Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

lifelong

adjective

Definition of lifelong

as in persistent

continuing or lasting through a person's life He had a lifelong love of nature. a lifelong friendship

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Recent Examples of lifelong That lifelong partnership was born aboard a cruise ship in 1959; Fischbacher was a steward and a part-time magician on the Bremen, while Roy Horn, an animal lover who would later smuggle a cheetah on board for a magic act, worked as a bellboy. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2026 Aparna assumed organizers would be searching for lifelong soccer fans, but the conversation focused instead on qualities like teamwork, empathy and community. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026 Mammals and other animals can also derive various benefits from a lifelong partnership. — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 8 July 2026 This leads to high blood sugar, which can require lifelong insulin treatments. — Adam Cohen, Oklahoman, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for lifelong

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Adjective

In his inital letter, Lehmkuhl agreed that there is an urgent need to clear debris and address the persistent odor of millions of pounds of rotting food at the site.

— Jasmine Mendez Follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Though effective medication exists, the issue is persistent in areas with a lack of easy access to testing, treatment and clean water so people don't rely on local bodies of water for drinking and bathing.

— William McCarthy, NPR, 4 July 2026

Definition of persistent

Adjective

Schmitt brought in an insurance run in the eighth, batting in Arraez with a sharp double to deep left-center.

— Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
Fans of Brazil, Colombia and Portugal also were crushed that their teams, expected to make deep runs, crashed out so early.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

Definition of deep

Adjective

Blazers, button-ups, chinos, and deck shoes have all become enduring elements of women’s wardrobes.

— Christina Holevas, Vogue, 5 July 2026
Heat and humidity couldn’t take down the Northside Hospital Peachtree Road Race and its 45,000-plus runners, one of Atlanta’s most enduring traditions.

— Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of enduring

Adjective

Yet whatever the circumstances, the characters who populate her songs have an abiding and unshakable likability.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Though only married for a few years, their partnership feels seasoned, fortified by faith, ambition and an abiding sense of gratitude.

— Partner Content, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025

Definition of abiding

Adjective

The inveterate white supremacist Woodrow Wilson mouthed anti-colonial rhetoric before reverting to form at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
The far-outside post doesn’t compromise this inveterate deep closer, but a lack of pace up front definitely will.

— Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 5 June 2026

Definition of inveterate

Adjective

Nexstar‘s The Hill hopes to get a bump from offering a new tier of content to hard-core subscribers.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 July 2026
On the court, the nickname goes back to the 1930s, when journalists evoked the Bible’s Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as a way of describing the four hard-core conservative justices who blocked progressive legislation for years.

— Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Definition of hard-core

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