perpetual

[per-pech-oo-uhl] / pərˈpɛtʃ u əl /

ADJECTIVE

continual, lasting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ceaseless constant continued continuous endless enduring eternal incessant infinite interminable never-ending perennial permanent persistent recurring unceasing unending

WEAK

abiding everlasting going on immortal imperishable intermittent never-ceasing perdurable recurrent reoccurring repeated repeating repetitious returning sempiternal unchanging undying unfailing uninterrupted unremitting without end

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bounded ceasing changeable changing completed discontinuous ending ephemeral finished finite halting intermittent interrupted irregular limited stopping temporary terminable transient

WEAK

brief fleeting momentary

Example Sentences

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Like most preferred, the Strategy issues are perpetual, meaning they don’t need to be paid back.

From Barron's

Formerly known as MicroStrategy, the company uses perpetual preferred shares to buy bitcoin.

From MarketWatch

This summer, Coinbase, the largest U.S. exchange, launched perpetual futures, a type of financial contract that never expires and lets traders bet on digital tokens’ rise using up to 10 times leverage.

From The Wall Street Journal

Life would become just a perpetual cruise to fill our time with endless seductive distractions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Folkstone MP and immigration lawyer Tony Vaughan said making refugee status temporary would create a "situation of perpetual limbo and alienation".

From BBC

perpetual

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