LIFELONG Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

lifelong

adjective

Definition of lifelong

as in persistent

continuing or lasting through a person's life He had a lifelong love of nature. a lifelong friendship

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Recent Examples of lifelong The daughter of Back to the Future star Lea Thompson and Pretty in Pink director Howard Deutch, the actress is fulfilling a lifelong dream. — Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 As a lifelong entrepreneur, I was inspired to write Eating While Broke during the COVID-19 pandemic, when people were being pushed out of their comfort zones. — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Edward, who has spent his lifelong federal career at a military base in New York, has little interest in driving to Niagara Falls for its days-long fireworks display, let alone traveling to New York City for its sprawling maritime celebration. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 July 2026 The pilot finds Helms’ character reevaluating his town’s relationship with the neighboring Minishonka Nation, as well as his own lifelong friendship with Reagan (Jana Schmieding, pulling double duty as one of five Native writers on staff). — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for lifelong

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Adjective

In his inital letter, Lehmkuhl agreed that there is an urgent need to clear debris and address the persistent odor of millions of pounds of rotting food at the site.

— Jasmine Mendez Follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Though effective medication exists, the issue is persistent in areas with a lack of easy access to testing, treatment and clean water so people don't rely on local bodies of water for drinking and bathing.

— William McCarthy, NPR, 4 July 2026

Definition of persistent

Adjective

Blazers, button-ups, chinos, and deck shoes have all become enduring elements of women’s wardrobes.

— Christina Holevas, Vogue, 5 July 2026
Heat and humidity couldn’t take down the Northside Hospital Peachtree Road Race and its 45,000-plus runners, one of Atlanta’s most enduring traditions.

— Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of enduring

Adjective

Yet whatever the circumstances, the characters who populate her songs have an abiding and unshakable likability.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Though only married for a few years, their partnership feels seasoned, fortified by faith, ambition and an abiding sense of gratitude.

— Partner Content, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025

Definition of abiding

Adjective

The inveterate white supremacist Woodrow Wilson mouthed anti-colonial rhetoric before reverting to form at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
The far-outside post doesn’t compromise this inveterate deep closer, but a lack of pace up front definitely will.

— Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 5 June 2026

Definition of inveterate

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