forever

[fawr-ev-er, fer-] / fɔrˈɛv ər, fər- /

ADVERB

for all time; everlasting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

always endlessly eternally permanently

STRONG

evermore perpetually

WEAK

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

not ceasing, continually

Synonyms

STRONGEST

all the time constantly endlessly eternally

STRONG

everlastingly incessantly perpetually

WEAK

interminably regularly unendingly unremittingly

Antonyms

WEAK

occasionally randomly sporadically

Example Sentences

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It added: "Noah's death has left a hole in our lives that will remain forever."

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

A24 and Borgli surely knew this secret couldn’t stay hidden forever, and that’s ultimately a good thing.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

The current surge in healthcare hiring can’t go on forever.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The memory of small children running blindly through the hallways screaming will stay with me forever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

“They can’t keep this up,” I said, but they did, seemed like forever.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck