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

This holiday hiatus will be the show's last-ever December break, as CBS announced that The Late Show will permanently end at the conclusion of its current season in May 2026. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025

Harsh cleaners can permanently damage LVT, laminate, and wood floors. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025

This year’s fall reset of our clocks back an hour appears to have permanently changed the morning rising time for our 14-year-old small cockapoo, Coco. —Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025

Schlitterbahn Waterpark Kansas City, another STAR bond project, was permanently closed after the 2016 death of a 10-year-old child on the park’s signature waterslide. —Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above