EON Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

eon

noun

variants or chiefly British aeon

Definition of eon

as in forever

a long or seemingly long period of time it's been eons since I saw a movie at the multiplex glaciers that formed eons ago

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Recent Examples of eon People have marked solstices for eons with festivals and monuments, including Sweden's midsummer eve celebrations and Stonehenge, which was designed to align with the sun’s paths at the solstices. — ABC News, 19 June 2026 Over eons of mythmaking, the 13th century bandit Robin Hood has evolved from a scamp adored by King Henry VIII to a symbol of sticking it to the rich. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026 Or, instead all its fragments may have scattered into the asteroid belt to rain down as angrites across the eons, says William Bottke, a solar system scientist at the Southwest Research Institute, who was uninvolved with the study. — Jenna Ahart, Scientific American, 9 June 2026 People have been doing it for eons. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for eon

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eon

Noun

There is a certain ease and flow to the conversation with your forevers.

— Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 17 May 2026
Miami trailed 1-0 fast, in the sixth minute, when the defense left Guilherme Biro unmarked for a downward header off a corner kick, gifting Biro the forever-history of the first goal in the new stadium.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026

Definition of forever

Noun

Prime brokers Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America issued margin calls, and the fund ultimately sold its entire public equities book—longs and shorts alike—to a single unnamed buyer before Thursday’s open.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
So, the pressure went into the basis and sat there, with longs paid a fortune to hold the other side.

— Alice Liu, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of long

Noun

Families The minimum age to sail with Windstar is 8, but this is not really a ship for kids – given that there are not any specific programs for them.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
People half his age with serious mountain experience struggled and marvelled at him leading them to the top.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026