Synonyms of forever

forever 1 of 2

adverb

fə-ˈre-vər 

1

as in permanently

for all time

we'll be best friends forever

Synonyms & Similar Words

• permanently
• always
• eternally
• ever
• long
• everlastingly
• perpetually
• indelibly
• evermore
• forevermore
• for good
• aye
• for keeps
• e'er
• perennially
• enduringly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• never
• once
• nevermore
• ne'er

2

as in constantly

on every relevant occasion

he is forever reminding me to wear my hat and gloves in cold weather

Synonyms & Similar Words

• constantly
• always
• continually
• consistently
• invariably
• often
• usually
• perpetually
• ever
• incessantly
• continuously
• frequently
• night and day
• repeatedly
• at every turn
• aye
• unfailingly
• normally
• commonly
• typically
• generally
• steadily
• inevitably
• regularly
• eternally
• routinely
• oft
• ordinarily
• habitually
• oftentimes
• uninterruptedly
• everlastingly
• unremittingly
• recurrently
• dependably

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• never
• sometimes
• occasionally
• periodically
• intermittently
• rarely
• seldom
• infrequently
• unusually
• ne'er
• sporadically
• variously

forever

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noun

as in months

a long or seemingly long period of time

it took forever to fill out all the forms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• months
• long
• eternity
• age
• moon
• eon
• blue moon
• cycle
• donkey's years
• lifetime
• coon's age
• infinity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• moment
• minute
• instant
• second
• shake
• split second
• flash
• twinkle
• wink
• twinkling
• jiffy
• trice
• nanosecond
• microsecond

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of forever

Adverb

To hold adults forever responsible for their words — not actions — as teenagers is an exercise in cruelty. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

And then around ’98, when William made this decision that fractured the community forever, the well-meaning adults separated the genders. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

Noun

Printed with thermochromic ink, the stamp reveals a second image of the moon when a finger is pressed to it, and a sheet of 16 Forever stamps features a map of the eclipse path. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2017

Forever is gonna start aboard Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas Monday with a concert of lunar proportions. — Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald, 17 Aug. 2017