self-perpetuatingadjective
uk/ˌself.pəˈpetʃ.uː.eɪ.tɪŋ/us/ˌself.pɚˈpetʃ.uː.eɪ.t̬ɪŋ/disapprovinghaving a system that prevents change and produces new things that are very similar to the old ones:
The fighting between the different groups has become a self-perpetuating spiral of death and hatred.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Lasting for a long time
- all-night
- ancient
- be going strong idiom
- changeless
- deep
- die hard idiom
- epic
- incorruptible
- languish
- lasting
- lengthy
- lingering
- man and boy idiom
- marathon
- never-ending
- of old idiom
- old
- ongoing
- strong
- sustainable
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