Synonyms of perpetuated

perpetuated

verb

past tense of perpetuate

as in commemorated

to give eternal or lasting existence to

we hope to perpetuate this holiday tradition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commemorated
• celebrated
• immortalized
• eternalized
• honored
• preserved
• enshrined
• memorialized
• protected
• maintained
• sustained
• defended
• conserved
• safeguarded
• supported
• guarded
• kept up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extinguished
• destroyed
• put out
• crushed
• demolished
• annihilated
• decimated
• devastated
• erased
• obliterated
• eradicated
• wiped out
• snuffed (out)
• expunged
• extirpated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of perpetuated

That blockade has perpetuated a humanitarian crisis in much of Yemen. — Becky Anderson, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Davis shared her thoughts alongside a side-by-side comparison of the costume with 19th-century minstrel imagery, which perpetuated racist stereotypes about Black Americans and involved the use of blackface. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Aug. 2026

Many people today have inherited and perpetuated this way of thinking without knowing it, including those who are deemed deficient by it. — Hilary Smith, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

Bush and his cabinet emerge at the end, however, to reveal that this conspiracy theory is itself a conspiracy, one perpetuated by the government. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

Myths about female fragility and commercial value, perpetuated by institutions like the UCI and biased sports science, systematically prevented growth. — Lindsey Darvin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The complaint also alleges that the companies failed to adopt alternative designs and perpetuated the misconception that plastic filters are biodegradable or can be disposed of in public without significant consequence. — Reeti Malhotra july 23, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

Wilde noted how Musk has perpetuated some of incel culture’s more disturbing ideology, particularly the belief that men are more powerful than nature. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 July 2026

The continuity of subject and species across the two projects speaks to the centrality of birds in American iconography—the Bald Eagle, for example, or the 50 state birds—which predates but was perpetuated by Audubon’s work. — Cat Dawson, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2026