imperishable

Examples

• All

• It stands as an imperishable pillar which reaches to the throne of God.

  Blog text (6)

• The old city was dominated by the fortress of Antonia... ...the seat of Roman power... ...and by the great golden temple... ...the outward sign of an inward and imperishable faith.

  Ben-Hur (1959)

• And to enjoy our imperishable glory to the ends of time.

  Alexander (2004)

• To the imperishable glory of our generation.

  Tender Is the Night (1962)

• A record that stands, imperishable and irreplaceable.

  The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)

• The camera has already sealed the chamber and the two lovers into its imperishable frame of light and shadow.

  Academic text (1993)

• Yet it might be argued that nothing imperishable can move the spirit with quite the impact of a ruined Athenian temple under a full moon.

  Fiction book (1998)

• It is a silent, resting, transparent, imperishable center that can be reached from all places and all times.

  Academic text (1990)

• The Bible says: 'for the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable.'

  Blog text (27)

• Though I could write about the imperishable charms of Rome forever, I could not quiet that pearly ache in my heart that I diagnosed as the cry of home.

  Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

I

indestructible

vsimperishable

34 5.3

Very hard to break or damage

stresses impossible to be ruined and lasting forever rather than just very durable

U

unbreakable

vsimperishable

25 2.7

Very strong and hard to damage in normal use

implies absolute, forever survival and resistance to decay beyond mere toughness

U

unfailing

vsimperishable

5 4.9

Always reliable and steady

focuses on unending physical survival and resistance to decay rather than reliability

I

indissoluble

vsimperishable

• Formal

1 8.8

Cannot be ended or broken, for example a marriage

is about endless physical existence and decay resistance rather than legal permanence

I

ineradicable

vsimperishable

1 8.8

Not possible to remove completely

emphasizes lasting forever and resistance to decay rather than mere persistence

E

enduring

vsimperishable

1 4.2

Continuing for a long time without fading

denotes permanent, indestructible existence rather than just long duration

I

incorrupt

vsimperishable

1 9.9

A body that does not decay after death

is broader, covering endless survival and resistance to all decay or destruction

I

indefectible

vsimperishable

9.9

Cannot fail, decay, or be destroyed and always stays true

focuses more on lasting physical survival and absence of decay

U

undestroyable

vsimperishable

8.2

Not able to be broken or damaged

emphasizes lasting forever including resistance to decay

I

inexterminable

vsimperishable

9.9

Impossible to get rid of completely

highlights full lifelong survival and resistance to decay rather than partial persistence

I

inextirpable

vsimperishable

9.9

Too hard to get rid of completely, like deep roots that keep growing

focuses on permanent physical survival, not only resistance to removal

I

inexpungible

vsimperishable

9.9

A mark, memory, or smell you cannot remove and that stays with you

means permanent physical survival and decay resistance rather than only being unremovable

I

imputrescible

vsimperishable

• Archaic

9.9

Cannot rot or decay

speaks to lasting forever and resisting all forms of destruction beyond no rot

A

abiding

vsimperishable

4.4

Lasting for a long time, often about a feeling or belief

refers to endless physical survival and resistance to decay rather than emotional lasting

Antonyms

P

perishable

12 4.6

Likely to go bad quickly, especially food

How Durable

eternal

362 4.3

imperishable

2 7.3

durable

56 3.6

fragile

83 3.4

perishable

12 4.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology