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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

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"We will love him forever, to Saturn and beyond."

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

There wasn’t one misstep or a single failure that led to the tragedy that will forever haunt Frank Perez.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Giddy emotions run high and feel as if they will last forever.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

Our protagonist comes from a nondescript family, attends a minor boarding school, falls in love with Oxford, enlists in the British army and is transformed forever by a trip to North Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Thus, every day the sea has two low tides, forever.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

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