Ever — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Ever (adverb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

1. for all time

   "the name of Benedict Arnold will ever be linked with treason"

   similar: always, aye, e'er, eternally, everlastingly, evermore, forever, forevermore, indelibly, permanently, perpetually, for good, for keeps
   related: enduringly, long, perennially
   opposite: ne'er, never, nevermore
   near: once

2. in any way or respect

   "how can we ever repay what you've done for us?"

   similar: anywise, at all, half
   related: somehow, someway, remotely

3. on every relevant occasion

   "the boy and his ever present dog were a common sight around the village"

   similar: always, aye, consistently, constantly, continually, forever, incessantly, invariably, night and day, perpetually, unfailingly, at every turn
   related: commonly, frequently, oft, often, oftentimes, recurrently, repeatedly, continuously, steadily, uninterruptedly, unremittingly, dependably, generally, habitually, normally, ordinarily, regularly, routinely, typically, usually, inevitably, eternally, everlastingly
   opposite: ne'er, never
   near: intermittently, occasionally, periodically, sometimes, sporadically, infrequently, rarely, seldom, unusually, variously

4. to a great degree

   "boy, was I ever embarrassed"

   "it's been ever so long since we've seen you"

   similar: achingly, almighty, archly, awful, awfully, badly, beastly, blisteringly, bone, colossally, corking, cracking, damn, damned, dang, deadly, desperately, eminently, enormously, especially, exceedingly, extra, extremely, fabulously, fantastically, far, fiercely, filthy, frightfully, full, greatly, heavily, highly, hugely, immensely, incredibly, intensely, jolly, majorly, mightily, mighty, monstrous (chiefly dialect), mortally, most, much, particularly, passing, rattling, real, really, right, roaring, roaringly, seriously, severely, so, sore, sorely, spanking, specially, stinking, such, super, supremely, surpassingly, terribly, that, thumping, too, unco, uncommonly, vastly, very, vitally, way, whacking, wicked, wildly, a lot, as all get-out, good and
   related: absolutely, altogether, completely, downright, entirely, flat-out, fully, positively, purely, radically, thoroughly, totally, utterly, wholly, deeply, profoundly, exceptionally, notably, remarkably, considerably, extensively, significantly, substantially, appreciably, discernibly, markedly, noticeably, obviously, palpably, plainly, visibly, abundantly, plentifully, astronomically, grandly, monstrously, monumentally, excessively, obscenely, overmuch, amazingly, astonishingly, staggeringly
   opposite: little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, somewhat
   near: meagerly, scantily, barely, hardly, just, marginally, minimally, scarcely