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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

"I felt good about my exams though this year, so I'm hoping for good results."

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

"And what if the Yaroslavl refinery shuts down for good?" asked Dmitry, visibly annoyed as he filled up his Lexus after a 15-minute wait at a petrol station in eastern Moscow.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

De la Espriella “arrives promising to restore security and, three days in, gets a major earthquake with a super-El Niño looming behind it for good measure,” said Lansberg-Rodríguez.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

The Dodgers pulled away for good in the seventh after Ohtani singled, then stole second, and Freeman brought him home with a single to right.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

The summer of the mariposas, we abandoned our beloved Lotería for good, neglected our chores, and went completely wild.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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