sustainable.

1. Able to continue over time without exhausting resources or creating unacceptable damage.

2. Able to be maintained with adequate reasons or evidence.

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Words that belong together

• sustainable growth
• sustainable practice

On the page

The proposal offered a sustainable level of service.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Comparative more sustainable; superlative most sustainable when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.