PERDURING Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

perduring 1 of 2

adjective

as in enduring

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perduring

2 of 2

verb

present participle of perdure

as in remaining

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state in so many ways, the influence and legacy of the Roman empire perdures to this very day

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Adjective

Povich has become such an enduring pop culture fixture that he was asked to spoof himself before a late-night audience of millions, but handed off the honor to a beloved Saturday Night Live alum.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026
In that sense, technology may not diminish the advisor's role so much as clarify where the most enduring sources of value have always resided.

— Alex Shahidi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 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

Verb

Over sessions lasting one to two days, the model read up on each target and chose which surface of it to aim at.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
But the docuseries gave his family a chance to honor him in a different way − by meeting up with Spade at his Staten Island, New York, home to recount Officer D'Allara's final moments and lasting legacy.

— Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of lasting

Adjective

Conditions gradually improve at night, although lingering showers, thunderstorms and pockets of residual flooding remain possible.

— Justin Lewis, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
The hydrogen peroxide treatment then attacks the remaining dye-cotton linkages and removes residual color.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of residual

Verb

Her team said they were touched by the idea and are open to continuing the conversation, according to Lee.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2026
The two had spent a few days in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu to acclimate to the higher altitude of the Himalayas, before continuing north toward the Chinese border with a tour group.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of continuing

Verb

Anthropic's method reportedly embeds an imperceptible mark during text generation, persisting through copying.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
That’s because about half of the patients suffer from a rare reaction called hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD), which often appears as a visual disturbance, Bekhrad says.

— Dawn Fallik, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of persisting

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