durable

Main Entry:
durable [door-uh-buhl, dyoor-]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: sturdy, long-lasting
Synonyms: abiding, constant, dependable, diuturnal, enduring, fast, firm, fixed, impervious, lasting, long-continued, perdurable, perduring, permanent, persistent, reliable, resistant, sound, stable, stout, strong, substantial, tenacious, tough
Antonyms: fragile, impermanent, poorly made, temporary, undependable, unsturdy, weak
Main Entry: firm
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: stable, unmoving
Synonyms: anchored, bolted, braced, cemented, closed, durable, embedded, fast, fastened, fixed, immobile, immovable, motionless, mounted, nailed, petrified, riveted, robust, rooted, screwed, secure, secured, set, settled, soldered, solid, sound, spiked, stationary, steady, strong, sturdy, substantial, taut, tenacious, tight, tightened, unfluctuating, unshakable, welded
Antonyms: moving, unsettled, unstable, wavering
Main Entry: indestructible
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: lasting, unable to be destroyed
Synonyms: abiding, deathless, durable, enduring, everlasting, immortal, immutable, imperishable, incorruptible, indelible, indissoluble, inexterminable, inextinguishable, inextirpable, irrefragable, irrefrangible, nonperishable, permanent, perpetual, unalterable, unbreakable, unchangeable, undestroyable, undying, unfading
Antonyms: breakable, destructible, perishable
Main Entry: lasting
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: enduring, unending
Synonyms: abiding, constant, continual, continuing, deep-rooted, durable, endless, eternal, everlasting, forever, in for the long haul, incessant, indelible, indissoluble, inexhaustible, inexpungible, lifelong, long-term, longstanding, old, perdurable, perennial, permanent, perpetual, persisting, stable, till the cows come home, unceasing, undying, unremitting
Antonyms: ceasing, ending, ephemeral, fleeting, passing, short-lived, temporary, transient
Main Entry: long-standing
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: existing for some time
Synonyms: abiding, durable, enduring, established, fixed, lasting, long-established, long-lasting, long-lived, traditional
Notes: long-standing has a hyphen; longtime does not
Main Entry: perennial
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: enduring, perpetual
Synonyms: abiding, annual, ceaseless, chronic, constant, continual, continuing, deathless, durable, eternal, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, incessant, inveterate, lasting, lifelong, long-lasting, long-lived, longstanding, never-ending, old, perdurable, permanent, persistent, recurrent, seasonal, sustained, unceasing, unchanging, undying, unfailing, uninterrupted, yearlong, yearly
Antonyms: changing, intermittent, interrupted
Main Entry: permanent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: constant, lasting
Synonyms: abiding, changeless, continual, diurnal, durable, enduring, everlasting, fixed, for keeps, forever, forever and a day, immutable, imperishable, in for the long haul, indestructible, invariable, long-lasting, perdurable, perduring, perennial, perpetual, persistent, set, set in concrete, set in stone, stable, steadfast, unchanging, unfading
Antonyms: ephemeral, temporary
Main Entry: serviceable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: useful, functional
Synonyms: advantageous, aiding, assistive, beneficial, convenient, dependable, durable, efficient, handy, hard-wearing, helpful, invaluable, operative, practical, profitable, usable, utile, utilitarian, valuable
Antonyms: unhelpful, unprofitable, unserviceable, useless, weak, worthless
Main Entry: stable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: constant, fixed; resistant
Synonyms: abiding, anchored, balanced, brick-wall, calm, deep-rooted, durable, enduring, equable, established, even, fast, firm, immutable, invariable, lasting, nailed, perdurable, permanent, poised, reliable, resolute, safe, secure, set, set in stone, solid, solid as a rock, sound, stabile, stalwart, stationary, staunch, staying put, steadfast, steady, stout, strong, sturdy, substantial, sure, together, tough, unalterable, unchangeable, unfluctuating, uniform, unvarying, unwavering, well-built, well-founded
Antonyms: inconstant, shaky, unfixed, unstable, wobbly
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