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Synonyms for perennial

31 synonyms
7 antonyms
4 meanings

adjective

Most common

continual perpetual enduring eternal recurrent habitual years-long monotonous

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Continual — continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period…

continual, perpetual, enduring, eternal, evergreen, permanent, never-ending, undying, persistent, imperishable, unending, constant, endless, everlasting informal, timeless, incessant, immortal, ceaseless, unceasing, unfailing, uninterrupted, sempiternal

2. Recurrent — appearing or recurring again and again; recurrent

recurrent, habitual, repetitive

3. Multi-year — lasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time

years-long, multi-year

4. Monotonous — appearing or recurring again and again; recurrent. Appearing again each year; annual

monotonous, repetitious

Other

repeated, unintermittent

Antonyms

ephemeral, periodic, periodical

All antonyms of perennial →

Definitions

adj. 1
Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time.
adj. 2
Continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period; never-ending or never failing; perpetual, unceasing.
His artwork has a perennial beauty.
adj. 3
Appearing or recurring again and again; recurrent.
a perennial candidate in elections
adj. 4
Appearing or recurring again and again; recurrent. Appearing again each year; annual.

Related words

Word family: perenniality perennially perennialness
Phrases: perennial philosophy hardy perennial

Example sentences

eternal The eternal flame of love burned only half a year.
enduring I could only feel pity for what they were enduring.
perpetual Kim Il-sung is North Korea's perpetual dictator.
continual His continual boasting gave offense to everybody.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
perennial		steady
eternal		rising
enduring		rising
perpetual		steady
continual		steady
unintermittent		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters: endless², eternal³, undying³
8 letters: constant², repeated³, immortal³, enduring³, timeless², habitual⁴, unending³
9 letters: permanent³, perpetual⁴, continual⁴, evergreen³, recurrent³, incessant³, ceaseless², unfailing³, unceasing³
10 letters: persistent³, repetitive⁴, monotonous⁴
11 letters: everlasting⁴, repetitious⁴, sempiternal
12 letters: imperishable
13 letters: uninterrupted⁵
14 letters: unintermittent

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (endless² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: pérenne
Italiano: perenne
Deutsch: ausdauernd