Synonyms of lifelong

lifelong

adjective

as in persistent

continuing or lasting through a person's life

He had a lifelong love of nature.

a lifelong friendship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• persistent
• deep
• enduring
• abiding
• persisting
• inveterate
• hard-core
• entrenched
• rooted
• deep-rooted
• confirmed
• deep-seated
• unalterable
• chronic
• natural
• immutable
• unchangeable
• settled
• fixed
• firm
• intrinsic
• hard-and-fast
• inherent
• bred-in-the-bone
• innate
• intrenched
• habitual
• frozen
• integral
• set
• ingrained
• embedded
• typical
• inborn
• regular
• inbred
• irradicable
• hard
• implanted
• instilled
• customary
• imbedded
• usual
• inculcated
• accustomed
• engrained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• temporary
• transient
• brief
• short-term
• momentary
• interim
• fleeting
• ephemeral
• provisional
• short-lived
• impermanent

Examples of lifelong in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lone Star Officially Ending With Season 5 at Fox For creator Matt Kester, a Hawaii native and lifelong surfer, the new series is a tribute to the men and women who keep the North Shore safe. —Andy Swift, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2024

Minnesota Fitzgerald scholar Dave Page writes the chapter on 1908-1909, when Fitzgerald’s parents moved back to St. Paul from Buffalo, N.Y., and Scott made lifelong friends who lived in and around Summit Avenue. —Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2024

The lifelong Macomb County resident has been in politics since 1979, serving as a Harrison Township trustee and later supervisor, Macomb County treasurer, Michigan Secretary of State, and a U.S. Representative. —Staff, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2024

The 66-year-old lifelong Philadelphia resident was a stay-at-home mom and later worked for a stockbroker. —Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024