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perpetual

/pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəl/adjective4 syllables

Perpetual means: continuing forever or indefinitely.

Synonyms for perpetual26

adjective, as in continuing forever or indefinitely

ageless, aeonian, eonian, eternal, everlasting, unending, unceasing, permanent, lasting

adjective, as in uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-ending, unceasing, unremitting, continuous, uninterrupted

also used for perpetual

persistent, ageful, agelong, amaranthine, celestial, endless, enduring, eterne, everduring, nonstop

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What does perpetual mean?2

adjective

1

continuing forever or indefinitely“the ageless themes of love and revenge”

2

uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing“the ceaseless thunder of surf”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Perpetual in a sentence

  • In nature, living beings are in a perpetual state of war.mailohilohi
  • You can see that mountain's perpetual snow from here.zachleigh
  • He lives in a perpetual state of uncertainty.Nuel
  • The idea of perpetual motion is an absurd hypothesis.rul
  • Ziri was sucked into Rima's world of perpetual emotional negativity.Amastan
  • Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.Scott
  • Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.Martka
  • Nature seems peaceful, but it is actually a perpetual bloodbath of animals dying in horrific ways.mailohilohi

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