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 would take forever and would expose all those crossing the strait to risks” of Iranian attack, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Drummer Romeo Challenger described Oakes as a "brilliant songwriter" and said he "will be in my heart forever".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

“The world is quieter today. But press play on anything he touched, and you will hear exactly why we mourn him, and exactly why we are forever grateful he was here to inspire us.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

She hated the stories Alex told about her home in the city, because she wanted to pretend that Alex could stay on the island forever and ever.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

forever

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