Antonyms for abiding


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uh-bahy-ding
Phonetic Transcription : əˈbaɪ dɪŋ


Definition of abiding

Origin :
  • late 14c., "enduring," present participle adjective from abide (v.).
  • adj continuing or existing for an indefinite time
Example sentences :
  • I have an abiding faith in their capacity, integrity and high purpose.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • And because he had too abiding a gentleness to say it, the insanity of her anger rose anew.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • Without that, no deep or abiding revival, no powerful conversion.
  • Extract from : « The Ministry of Intercession » by Andrew Murray
  • Never was vengeance more terrible, far-reaching, and abiding.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
  • And all the time he had an abiding consciousness of her bodily presence.
  • Extract from : « Within the Tides » by Joseph Conrad
  • Riches, honor, the pleasures of sense—these held no true and abiding bliss.
  • Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
  • She had mistaken it for that abiding peace which is not lost or won in a day.
  • Extract from : « Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) » by Constance Fenimore Woolson
  • Too mighty, lords of heaven, did you deem the brood of Rome, had this your gift been abiding.
  • Extract from : « The Aeneid of Virgil » by Virgil
  • But in this new social order is there nothing rich and abiding?
  • Extract from : « The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, January 1886 » by Various
  • Their life is one of perfect and abiding peace and of sweet content.
  • Extract from : « The Doctor of Pimlico » by William Le Queux

Synonyms for abiding

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