Synonyms of perpetuating

perpetuating

verb

present participle of perpetuate

as in commemorating

to give eternal or lasting existence to

we hope to perpetuate this holiday tradition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commemorating
• celebrating
• honoring
• immortalizing
• eternalizing
• preserving
• memorializing
• protecting
• maintaining
• sustaining
• conserving
• enshrining
• defending
• safeguarding
• supporting
• guarding
• keeping up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extinguishing
• destroying
• putting out
• crushing
• devastating
• demolishing
• annihilating
• eradicating
• erasing
• obliterating
• decimating
• wiping out
• snuffing (out)
• expunging
• extirpating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of perpetuating

There’s only damage and dehumanizing and perpetuating racial tropes. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

The process created incentives to surface failures quickly and avoid perpetuating bad investments while rewarding smart risk-taking, learning, and perseverance. — Harvard Business Review, 11 Aug. 2026

There was a Democratic President helping fund the war in Gaza, and there was real anger about the role that the Biden Administration was playing in perpetuating massive war crimes and other horrible, horrible things in the conflict. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

The party is now getting bombarded by GOP attack ads accusing its members of perpetuating insider trading. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

However, opinions on the continent on it still differ, with some calling it inefficient and perpetuating rather than aiding the climate crisis. — Katharina Buchholz, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Or, maybe someone who currently lives with you refuses to take ownership of perpetuating the mess downstairs. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026

Even Hauser can’t rescue this culturally insensitive, stereotype-perpetuating nonsense. — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026

The biggest issue is the promoters that, for lack of a better word, don’t really understand what their job is, who are perpetuating the issue by rewarding the young men and women that are going out of their way to do these crazy things – jumping off of balconies, crazy moves every match. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026