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for good

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finally adv.
forever adv.
for keeps adv.
permanently adv.

ADVERB

finally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

certainly completely decisively definitely permanently

STRONG

lastly

WEAK

assuredly beyond recall beyond shadow of doubt conclusively convincingly determinately done with enduringly for all time for ever in conclusion inescapably inexorably irrevocably once and for all past regret settled with conviction

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully dubiously questionably

WEAK

inconclusively

ADVERB

forever

Synonyms

STRONGEST

always endlessly eternally permanently

STRONG

evermore perpetually

WEAK

durably enduringly everything considered for always for ever and ever 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

for keeps

Synonyms

WEAK

permanently till hell freezes over

ADVERB

permanently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

forever

WEAK

enduringly for keeps lastingly

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for good

Angelina Jolie has sold her enormous Los Angeles pad for $24.75 million—months after putting the opulent property on the market and confessing she wants to leave the U.S. for good.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

The ride has been closed since shortly after the second incident, but on Tuesday park managers said they were shuttering it for good.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Giving regions and nations more control would, he has argued, create the conditions for "good growth in every postcode".

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

“We have both the capability and responsibility to develop and manage AI for good — and ensure that the development of AI is always under human control, and serves the well-being of the people.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

I placed it underneath his pillow, along with my copper pyrite rock for good luck.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

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