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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

His 10-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter gave the Cowboys the lead for good.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Win, lose or draw, Nigel insists this time he will walk away for good and let Conor do his own thing.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

It closed for good in 2025, 10 years after its front desk stopped taking inquiries from the public.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Roy Cohn made for good copy, but history is another matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

In 1985, Aldrich Ames's career had stalled, and for good reason.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

for good

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