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sustainable

/səˈsteɪnəbəl/

adjective more sustainable · most sustainable

Able to be sustained.
Able to be produced or sustained for an indefinite period without damaging the environment, or without depleting a resource; renewable. sustainable economy

noun sustainables

A renewable energy source. It has only been in the last 20 years that the long-term trend away from fossil fuels and toward nuclear energy and sustainables has intensified.

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Closest in meaning: sustainably, renewable, maintainable, defensible, supportable, workable, manageable, implementable, achievable, actionable, sustaining, tenable, practicable, sustain, feasible, continue

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adj able to be sustained

Español	sostenible, sustentable
日本語	持続可能 jizoku-kanō
中文	可持續的 /可持续的 kěchíxù de
Português	sustentável
Français	viable
Deutsch	nachhaltig, aufrechterhaltbar, aufrechtzuerhalten
Italiano	sostenibile
Русский	жизнеспособный žiznesposobnyj, усто́йчивый ustójčivyj

adj able to be sustained: environmental term

Español	sostenible, sustentable
日本語	持続可能 jizoku-kanō
中文	可持續的 /可持续的 kěchíxù de
Kiswahili	endelevu
Português	sustentável
Français	durable
Deutsch	nachhaltig
Italiano	sostenibile
Русский	экологичный ekologičnyj, возобновля́емый vozobnovljájemyj, усто́йчивый ustójčivyj
עברית	בר־קיימא

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@misc{sustainable_2026,
  title = {sustainable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sustainable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}