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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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"I'd say I've developed rather than changed in the past couple of years. When I started, I knew my own ability, but I hadn't proven it yet. Now I feel like I'm finally doing that."

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Last week, the Senate finally settled on a plan to end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

We take it day by day, week by week, like adults who have finally accepted that certainty is an illusion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

And finally, the finish: herbs, crunch, heat, a little fat, layered generously over the top.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

I ask weakly, once I’m finally relieved of duty, as his assistant shovels equipment back into a black leather bag.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.