for good

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

Example Sentences

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A consistent message emerged: Los Angeles was not a beautiful, vibrant metropolis with serious problems, but a hellhole verging on being lost for good.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

“The memory trade is alive and well,” and investors are at an inflection point where they need to decide if dynamics within the cyclical industry have changed for good, said Cantor Fitzgerald analyst C.J.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

And for good reason: SpaceX is looking to raise as much as $75 billion in what is expected to be the largest IPO ever...

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Everything appears to have clicked in place for a player who once feared she might have left the sport for good.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The day before they left the village for good, he asked the whole family to see him to the bank of the river.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

for good

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