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perpetuation

[per-pech-oo-ey-shuhn] / pərˌpɛtʃ uˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
continuance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
continuation
STRONG
constancy endurance extension guts longevity period permanence protraction run survival term vitality
Antonyms
WEAK
arrest end ending finish hindrance obstruction stop stoppage
NOUN
continuation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
continuance continuity extension preservation
STRONG
assiduity duration endurance furtherance increase line postscript production prolongation propagation protraction sequel succession supplement sustenance tenacity
WEAK
augmenting continuing enduring going on increasing maintaining perpetuating persisting preserving producing prolonging protracting sustaining
Antonyms
STRONGEST
stoppage
WEAK
cessation end finish halt stop termination
NOUN
duration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
continuation extent period span
STRONG
continuance continuity endurance persistence prolongation run spell stretch term tide time
Antonyms
STRONG
end stoppage
NOUN
endlessness
Synonyms
STRONG
ceaselessness eternity permanence perpetuity timelessness
WEAK
ages and ages eternality eternalness forever
NOUN
eternality
Synonyms
WEAK
ages and ages ceaselessness eternalness eternity everlastingness forever infinity permanence perpetuity timelessness
NOUN
eternalness
Synonyms
WEAK
ages and ages ceaselessness eternality eternity everlastingness forever infinity permanence perpetuity timelessness
NOUN
everlastingness
Synonyms
STRONG
afterlife ceaselessness endlessness eternity hereafter permanence perpetuity timelessness
WEAK
ages and ages deathlessness eternality eternalness everlasting life forever
NOUN
permanence
Synonyms
STRONG
dependability durability immutability permanency stability
NOUN
persistency
Synonyms
STRONG
assiduity continuance continuity continuum duration endurance extension furtherance increase line persistence postscript preservation production prolongation propagation protraction sequel succession supplement sustenance tenacity
WEAK
augmenting continuing enduring going on increasing maintaining perpetuating persisting preserving producing prolonging protracting sustaining
Antonyms
STRONG
curtailment decrease destruction end hindrance indifference ruin stoppage
NOUN
preservation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
care conservancy conservation safeguarding safety security storage
STRONG
curing defense evaporation freezing guard guardianship keeping refrigeration safeguard safekeeping salvation saving shield support sustentation tanning ward
WEAK
canning pickling preserval upholding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
danger neglect
STRONG
endangerment harm hurt injury
WEAK
destruction ruin

Example Sentences

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Vinit’s sister-in-law describes the perpetuation of his life, especially if his bodily autonomy is indeed being transferred to his ex-wife’s decision-making, as “cruel.”

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

He said when police became involved she continued to deny she had lied, in a "perpetuation of sinister dishonesty".

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

And yet, as viewers learn by the end of "Baby Reindeer," Martha's serial-stalking tendencies are a perpetuation of pain she weathered as a child, in an ostensibly unstable home.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2024

Like the majority, I find myself morally unable to endorse the perpetuation of this mass atrocity.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2024

Their professional prestige, sometimes their very jobs depend on the perpetuation of chemical methods.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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