Synonyms of perishable

perishable

adjective

as in fragile

likely to spoil or decay quickly; not likely to stay fresh for a long time if not eaten or used

Don't buy large amounts of perishable foods like produce before you leave for vacation.

Related Words

• fragile
• sensitive
• delicate
• susceptible
• vulnerable
• weak
• soft
• yielding
• tender
• brittle
• unresistant
• frail
• breakable
• resistless
• friable
• nonhardy
• feeble
• tenuous
• flimsy
• frangible
• puny
• crushable
• slight
• eggshell

Dissimilar Words

• substantial
• solid
• strong
• durable
• resistant
• nonperishable
• hard
• sound
• sturdy
• robust
• hardy
• firm
• stiff
• rugged
• stout
• unbreakable
• hardened
• flinty
• strengthened
• tempered
• tough
• nonbreakable
• infrangible
• inured
• toughened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of perishable

Violations included visibly spoiled, expired milk; selling homemade desserts without approval; and not refrigerating perishable foods properly. — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2026

What Should Never Go in the Fridge Door The biggest offenders are highly perishable foods. — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 21 July 2026

But the online community is both a highly valuable and quite perishable property, meaning a conventional plug-and-play M&A maneuver could trigger a significant backlash. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 July 2026

Carvel had paid for his rig and his highly perishable freight with a $15 loan from his future wife, Agnes Stewart, and had grand plans. — Nathan King, airmail.news, 9 July 2026