Able to continue without exhausting the people or resources involved.
Reach for it when describing something able to continue without depleting the resources or people it depends on
The new schedule is sustainable because it includes time for maintenance.
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everyday
Fits when lasting through wear is the valued property
Careful Durable objects can be environmentally costly or hard to repair.
warm
Fits when ethical care for people and resources deserves emphasis
Careful A responsible choice may be temporary rather than capable of continuing.
professional
Fits when competing demands remain in workable proportion
Careful Balance at one moment does not prove long-term sustainability.
professional
Fits when upkeep can realistically preserve performance
Careful A maintainable machine may still consume resources unsustainably.
professional
Fits when practical or financial continuation is the main question
Careful Viable does not guarantee responsible environmental or human costs.
formal
renewable
Fits when the resource naturally replenishes fast enough
Careful A renewable input can still be used through an unsustainable system.
literary
Fits when lasting value or influence is being praised
Careful Enduring says that something lasts, not whether it exhausts what supports it.
sustainable development
Sustainable development linked new housing with reliable public transport.
sustainable pace
The team chose a sustainable pace that left time for maintenance.
environmentally sustainable
Refillable containers made the service more environmentally sustainable.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated
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