finally

[fahyn-l-ee] / ˈfaɪn l i /

ADVERB

beyond any doubt

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 for good in conclusion inescapably inexorably irrevocably once and for all past regret settled with conviction

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully dubiously questionably

WEAK

inconclusively

ADVERB

in the end; after period of time

Synonyms

STRONGEST

already belatedly eventually someday sooner or later subsequently ultimately

STRONG

lastly

WEAK

after a while after all as a sequel at last at length at long last at the eleventh hour at the end at the last moment despite delay in conclusion in spite of all in the eleventh hour in the long run sometime tardily

Antonyms

STRONGEST

never

WEAK

doubtfully dubiously inconclusively

Example Sentences

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After days and weeks of gloomy skies and relentless rain for some, there has finally been a change to our weather in the United Kingdom.

From BBC

An aggressive FDA crackdown may finally rein in mass GLP-1 compounding, but history suggests this is only a bridge to a different kind of disruption.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lindsey Vonn says she is "finally feeling" more like herself but will require at least two more operations on the broken leg she sustained in a crash at the Winter Olympics on Sunday.

From BBC

"I'm finally feeling more like myself but I have a long long way to go," said a visibly drained Vonn in a video on Instagram.

From Barron's

Ostapenko finally stopped the bleeding and broke Mboko as she was serving for the win but that only delayed the inevitable as the Canadian teen punched her ticket to the final two games later.

From Barron's

finally

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