LASTS Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

lasts

verb

present tense third-person singular of last

as in survives

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs we were lucky that the batteries lasted until we could get to the store to buy more

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as in remains

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state this heavy drought has lasted all summer

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Recent Examples of lasts The flash lasts only a fraction of a picosecond, and the beam knocks individual atoms out of place. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026 It can be used wired or wireless; the latter lasts up to six months on a single battery charge. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026 The lack of renovations will mete out pain to the DIY renovations market and pros, and if the situation lasts too long, also potentially to the homeowners in more lasting ways. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026 Choose the place and the journey first, then worry about whether totality lasts four, five or six minutes. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026 The experience lasts about 45 minutes and ends at the Zombie Lounge. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026 Every ton of greenhouse gas that humans can avoid releasing today reduces how much ice Antarctica loses this century, and the benefit – slower and less sea-level rise – lasts for hundreds of years. — Robert Kopp, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 Analysts are equally cautious about how long the relief lasts. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 An infrared sauna warranty should tell a buyer more than how many years the coverage lasts. — Christopher Kiggins, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lasts

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Yet a similar techno-utopian pitch survives in today’s smart homes and domestic technologies, from assistants like Alexa to artificial intelligence marketed as a way to make life easier.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Giardia was detected less often during the summer months, which researchers said may be because the parasite survives better in cooler and moist conditions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of survives

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Instead, silence frequently prevails on the air, if not on social media.

— Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The site to which Shift is specific is not just the farm in King City but the field of historical preservation, where the conundrum of stasis versus passing time prevails.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of prevails

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Technology continues to shape the landscape of financial advice, including robo-advisors and digital advice via artificial intelligence platforms.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
While their work with BCA continues, the Mitchells went a step further and created their own breast cancer organization, Pink Aid.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of continues

Verb

This story persists, even though the Plath scholar Janet Badia, in her foundational book Sylvia Plath and the Mythology of Women Readers, proved definitively that these protests never happened.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
What’s even more interesting is that the pattern persists above the temperature where uranium ditelluride stops being superconducting.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026