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forever

[fawr-ev-er, fer-] / fɔrˈɛv ər, fər- /
ADVERB
for all time; everlasting
Synonyms
STRONGEST
always endlessly eternally permanently
STRONG
evermore perpetually
WEAK
durably enduringly everything considered for always for ever and ever for good for keeps for life forevermore immortally in perpetuity in perpetuum infinitely interminably lastingly now and forever on and on till Doomsday till blue in the face till death do us part till the cows come home till the end of time unchangingly world without end
Antonyms
WEAK
briefly never temporarily
ADVERB
not ceasing, continually
Synonyms
STRONGEST
all the time constantly endlessly eternally
STRONG
everlastingly incessantly perpetually
WEAK
interminably regularly unendingly unremittingly
Antonyms
WEAK
occasionally randomly sporadically

Example Sentences

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“It would take forever and would expose all those crossing the strait to risks” of Iranian attack, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

A24 and Borgli surely knew this secret couldn’t stay hidden forever, and that’s ultimately a good thing.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

The current surge in healthcare hiring can’t go on forever.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

She added: "Your two sisters and big brother will always love and miss you to infinity... you will always and forever be in our hearts."

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Thus, every day the sea has two low tides, forever.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.