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

Framingham Baking Company, known for its signature pizza trays, has officially shut down permanently. —Matt Schooley, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026

Because the underlying physical infrastructure is fundamentally damaged, the capacity to recover is permanently lost. —Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026

Selling equities at a loss to fund living expenses can permanently erode your portfolio’s recovery potential — the very heart of what financial professionals call sequence-of-returns risk. —Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026

Fossil fuels, conversely, are permanently exposed to ongoing opex risk. —Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above