forever

Examples

• All

• So this brush will last me forever, which is great.

• But if I could, this line would keep going forever, right?

• The question remains, if you could live forever, would you?

• Would you want to be here forever every day?

• And I get to stay there forever as the boss.

  Theo Von

• All I want is your love to last me forever and a day."

  Unfavorable Odds (2022)

• I just thought that we were gonna be friends forever.

  Of Things Past (2023)

• I'll miss you forever, my darling.

  Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D (2014)

• Once it sells out, it's gone forever which is so sad.

  Carli Bybel

• For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever.

  Jack Be Nimble (2022)

Synonyms

P

permanently

vsforever

218 2.9

Stays the same for all time

covers long or endless time but not necessarily a deliberate unchanging state

I

indefinitely

vsforever

104 4.8

For a time with no set end

often implies permanent or actual endlessness rather than just unspecified time

E

endlessly

vsforever

73 2.3

Without stopping for a very long time

is used for duration emphasis rather than focusing on continuous action

E

eternally

vsforever

53 5.2

For all time without end

is also used for long periods that feel endless rather than absolute

P

perpetually

vsforever

29 4.8

Happening all the time without stopping

refers to duration as a whole rather than repeated or habitual actions

I

in perpetuity

vsforever

• Formal

16 7.8

A time that lasts forever

is an everyday adverbial way to say the same long time

F

forevermore

vsforever

• Archaic

8 6.8

Always from now on

is the neutral form for the same lasting future meaning

E

evermore

vsforever

• Archaic

3 8.9

Continues for all future time

is a plain, general expression used in everyday speech

U

until the cows come home

vsforever

• Informal

3 8.5

For a very long time that seems to never end

is a non-idiomatic, general expression suitable for many contexts

I

interminably

vsforever

2 7.6

In a way that goes on for a very long time with no end in sight

describes actual long duration rather than the mere feeling of endlessness

U

until hell freezes over

vsforever

• Informal

1 9.5

For a very long time, often to say something will never happen

is a neutral time phrase not used to deny occurrence

F

forever and a day

vsforever

• Archaic

1 5.3

For a very long time with no clear end

is the standard neutral way to state long or endless duration

E

everlastingly

vsforever

1 7.4

In a way that lasts forever

is used also for very long periods that may only seem endless

U

unto the ages of ages

vsforever

• Archaic

9.9

For a very long time that never ends

is the neutral way to mean a long or endless time

A

agelong

vsforever

• Archaic

8.4

Lasting for a very long time

also covers absolute endlessness as well as very long, unspecified time

U

until kingdom come

vsforever

• Informal

8.6

For a very long time, possibly forever

is the everyday, straightforward way to express long duration

Antonyms

B

briefly

414 1.0

For a short time or in a few words

T

temporarily

222 3.2

For a short time and not permanent

Idioms

S

speak now or forever hold your peace

• Formal

2 8.5

Ask anyone who objects to speak now or be silent forever

F

forever and a day

• Archaic

1 5.3

For a very long time with no clear end

F

forever and a day

• Archaic

5.6

For a very long time with no clear end

Compounds

F

friends forever

• Informal

14 2.2

People who promise to stay close for their whole lives

F

forever war

• Literature

8.3

A war that goes on for many years with no end

L

live-forever

9.6

A small hardy plant with thick leaves that forms low clusters and small purple and white flowers

How Long

endlessly

73 2.3

forever

∞ 1.0

a long time

∞ 1.0

for a while

∞ 1.0

briefly

414 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology