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

• always
• aye
• ay
• e'er
• eternally
• ever
• everlastingly
• evermore
• forever
• forevermore
• indelibly
• perpetually

Examples of permanently in a Sentence

planned to stay there permanently

Recent Examples on the Web

And in lieu of that lack of editorial process, its author has clearly misplaced, if not permanently lost, his once unimpeachable grip on his true north. —Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2025

Patterson complained about her in-laws behind their backs Erin and Simon Patterson got married in 2007 and, after splitting and reconciling multiple times over the years, separated permanently in 2015. —Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 June 2025

Cotton is the district’s 11th superintendent and the first Black woman to permanently hold the position, the district noted. —Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 6 June 2025

Twins may have been saved from death by the gas chamber, but many who survived the experiments ended up permanently maimed. —Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 6 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above