Vocabulary
Durable
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard-wearing.
Urdu meaning
دیرپا، پائیدار، دائمی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- `Reforms that expand access to quality services, protect households from shocks and create better jobs especially for the bottom 40pc are essential to break cycles of poverty and deliver durable, inclusive growth,` it said.
- The most durable and sinister mutual defence pact of modern times has been Nato`s treaty of 1949.
- These different challenges require reframing the stability paradigm so that policies are crafted to deal with structural problems which stand in the way of achieving durable stability.
- Indeed, if a durable Ukraine peace deal does emerge, it will be a major feather in the Trumpian cap.
- NONE of our past regimes established durable progress and many have even put us back.
Synonyms
long-lasting, hard-wearing, heavy-duty, tough, resistant, strong, sturdy, stout
Antonyms
flimsy, delicate, short-lived
Curator example
“porcelain enamel is strong and durable”
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