for life

ADJECTIVE

lifelong

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constant continuing deep-rooted enduring inveterate long-lasting permanent persistent

WEAK

lifetime livelong long-lived long-standing old perennial

Antonyms

STRONGEST

short-lived temporary

WEAK

tenuous

ADVERB

forever

Synonyms

STRONGEST

always endlessly eternally permanently

STRONG

evermore perpetually

WEAK

durably enduringly everything considered for always for ever and ever for good for keeps 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

Example Sentences

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He was also barred from taking part in the securities industry for life.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Davidson will be subject to a sexual harm prevention order and placed on the sex offenders register for life.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Younger patients can also get a mechanical valve that might last for life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

“I do regret it,” she said of her buyout and her lack of preparation for life after work.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Our fate for life was now to be decided.

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass