EVENTUAL Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

eventual

adjective

as in final

coming or happening at a later time our eventual success She lost to the eventual champion. This plant reaches an eventual height of 15 feet.

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Recent Examples of eventual Unfortunately, in life, there are few greater certainties than eventual statistical regression to the mean; the Broncos are primed for it, after winning an absurd amount of one-score games. —

Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 May 2026 Ford’s eventual success was far from guaranteed. —

Preston Fore, Fortune, 15 May 2026 And their marquee status is reflected in a schedule that includes the maximum six prime-time appearances, an increase of two over last season when the Rams finished 12-5 and advanced to the NFC championship game before losing to the eventual Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. —

Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 Last month, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank resumed formal engagement with Venezuela for the first time since 2019, paving the way for a potential IMF assessment of the Venezuelan economy and the eventual unlocking of billions of dollars in frozen financial resources. —

Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for eventual

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Adjective

In a final battle, the Darksaber is destroyed, Gideon and his clones are seemingly killed, and the newly united Mandalorians settle back on Mandalore.

— Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Some see this as a way of making the World Cup final more accessible, leveraging it to a wider audience and taking the sport’s biggest moment to a higher level.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 May 2026