Synonym Dictionary

Challenging established beliefs, traditions, or admired institutions.

Relating to scholarship, study, or educational institutions; also theoretical rather than practical.

Showing a lack of solemn respect for something usually treated seriously.

A person who does not follow generally accepted beliefs, customs, or patterns of behavior.

Continuing indefinitely or recurring so often as to seem constant.

To continue in an action or remain in existence despite difficulty or the passage of time.

Very deep, intense, or showing considerable understanding.

To make something last longer.

Lasting longer than expected or desirable.

Lasting displeasure or bitterness about a perceived wrong or unfair treatment.

Able to recover or return to form after difficulty or pressure.

Lasting only a short time.

Lasting only a short time; passing.

A final demand backed by a threatened consequence.

Firmly refusing to give way or change; also physically inflexible.