PERMANENTLY Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

permanently

adverb

ˈpər-mə-nənt-lē

Definition of permanently

as in forever

for all time planned to stay there permanently

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Recent Examples of permanently She has been permanently barred from ever setting foot on any Franklin County School System properties and won’t be allowed into any Cornersville games — home and away — for the next year, the sheriff’s office added. — David K. Li, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026 Some cause some consumers to stay away short-term while others stay away permanently, experts say. — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Replacing them permanently would likely accelerate that decline. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Ideally, farmers would be encouraged – and even paid – to permanently stop irrigating some land. — Sarah Porter, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for permanently

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This reckoning between mother and son will forever change the meaning of their relationship.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Your light will be something the world will search forever to find again.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of forever

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Top Gear has not been on air since 2022, but a return was always likely, given the BBC Studios franchise is too big to leave in the garage.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
Winter Park High School athletic director Charlie Battaglini said the city of Winter Park, with a proud link to its schools, has always played a big role in the Wildcats’ record-setting stack of state all-sports championships.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of always

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While every player of the modern era should be eternally grateful for Woods from a monetary standpoint, Scottie Scheffler's sense of gratitude may rightfully trump all others.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
If the early universe obeyed this rule, our modern cosmos would be devoid of substance, just energy fields rippling eternally through emptiness.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026

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