permanently

adverb

per·​ma·​nent·​ly ˈpər-mə-nənt-lē 

ˈpərm-nənt-

: in a permanent manner : in a way that continues without changing or ending : in a way that is not brief or temporary

The restaurant closed permanently in May.

an area where the ground is permanently frozen

Artificial intelligence has permanently changed our understanding of the mind and has proved itself in hundreds of unsung applications.

—Steven Pinker

Synonyms of permanently

• forever
• always
• eternally

Examples of permanently in a Sentence

planned to stay there permanently

Recent Examples on the Web

Seventy six percent want to permanently stop Iran's nuclear program. —CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026

Many issues could derail the truce and the negotiations aimed at making a broader deal to stop the fighting permanently. —Arkansas Online, 11 Apr. 2026

The moon’s far side permanently faces away from Earth, and even most of the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s did not yield views of the far side because of the paths and timing of the flights. —Denise Chow, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026

On Friday, Vice President JD Vance departed for Pakistan to continue peace talks in the hopes of permanently ending the war. —Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above