forever

²forever

noun

Definition of FOREVER

: a seemingly interminable time : excessively long <it took her forever to find the answer>

Examples of FOREVER

1. After what seemed like forever, I was able to see the doctor.
2. It took forever to find his keys.

First Known Use of FOREVER

1858

Related to FOREVER

Synonyms: aeon (or eon), blue moon, coon's age, cycle, donkey's years [chiefly British], eternity, age, long, months, moon

Related Words: infinity; lifetime

Near Antonyms: flash, instant, jiffy, minute, moment, second, shake, split second, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink; microsecond, nanosecond

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