atemporal
Outside time's flow
Atemporal means existing outside of time or without reference to time.
Something atemporal is not bound by temporal sequence—it has no before or after, no beginning or end.
The concept appears in philosophy, theology, and physics: God is sometimes conceived as atemporal, existing beyond the flow of time.
Mathematical truths are often considered atemporal—2+2=4 wasn't true yesterday and won't be true tomorrow; it simply is true, timelessly.
Unaffected by eras
- agelessWithout apparent deterioration
- immortalCannot die
- perpetualLasting without interruption
- everlastingLasting for all time
enduring · deathless · undying · perennial · abiding · unfading · ceaseless · unending
Incapable of being changed
- staticWithout motion or change
- fixedRestored or immovable
- permanentFixed without end
- invariableNot subject to change
constant · stable · unchangeable · unvarying · unaltered · unmodified · steadfast · persistent
Beyond the material realm
- ontologicalConcerning existence's nature
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
- phenomenologicalRelating to conscious experience study
- platonicFriendly without romance
idealist · essentialist · absolute · necessary · contingent · modal · substance · being
Involving multiple societies
- archetypalEmbodying the original pattern
- mythicOf ancient lore
- primordialExisting from the start
- fundamentalForming the base
essential · immemorial · ancestral · transcultural · classical · canonical
Not in sequence
- achronologicalLacking temporal sequence
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- flash-forwardNarrative leap to future
- nonsequentialNot in continuous order
fragmented · circular · mosaic · stream-of-consciousness · disjointed · time-shifting · Slaughterhouse-Five · Memento
timeless
Unaffected by eras
everlasting · enduring · deathless · undying · perennial · abiding · unfading · ceaseless · unending · infinite
immutable
Incapable of being changed
invariable · constant · stable · unchangeable · unvarying · unaltered · unmodified · steadfast · persistent · changeless
metaphysical
Beyond the material realm
- ontologicalConcerning existence's nature
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
- phenomenologicalRelating to conscious experience study
platonic · idealist · essentialist · absolute · necessary · contingent · modal · substance · being · existence
cross-cultural
Involving multiple societies
- archetypalEmbodying the original pattern
- mythicOf ancient lore
- primordialExisting from the start
fundamental · essential · immemorial · ancestral · transcultural · classical · canonical
nonlinear
Not in sequence
- achronologicalLacking temporal sequence
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- flash-forwardNarrative leap to future
nonsequential · fragmented · circular · mosaic · stream-of-consciousness · disjointed · time-shifting · Slaughterhouse-Five · Memento
atemporaltemporal
Relating to chronology
time-bound · in time · chronological · time-dependent · finite
atemporalchronological
Ordered by time
sequential · diachronic · historical · linear · successive
atemporalmutable
Able to be changed
changing · evolving · developing · becoming · contingent