What are some opposite words for always?

Antonyms for always
ˈɔl weɪz, -wizal·ways

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Wiktionary2.4 / 5 votes

  1. alwaysadverb

    In any event

    God is always the same.

    Synonyms:
    forever

    Antonyms:
    never

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. always, ever, e'eradverb

    at all times; all the time and on every occasion

    "I will always be there to help you"; "always arrives on time"; "there is always some pollution in the air"; "ever hoping to strike it rich"; "ever busy"

    Synonyms:
    of all time, ever so, constantly, incessantly, perpetually, forever, e'er, invariably, ever

  2. constantly, invariably, alwaysadverb

    without variation or change, in every case

    "constantly kind and gracious"; "he always arrives on time"

    Synonyms:
    constantly, incessantly, perpetually, forever, e'er, invariably, ever

  3. constantly, always, forever, perpetually, incessantlyadverb

    without interruption

    "the world is constantly changing"

    Synonyms:
    everlastingly, forever and a day, eternally, constantly, forever, perpetually, ever, e'er, incessantly, unendingly, ceaselessly, evermore, invariably, unceasingly, endlessly, continuously

  4. alwaysadverb

    at any time or in any event

    "you can always resign if you don't like it"; "you could always take a day off"

    Synonyms:
    perpetually, forever, constantly, ever, incessantly, invariably, e'er

  5. alwaysadverb

    forever; throughout all time

    "we will always be friends"; "I shall treasure it always"; "I will always love you"

    Synonyms:
    perpetually, forever, constantly, ever, incessantly, invariably, e'er

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 1 vote

  1. alwaysadverb

    Antonyms:
    intermittently, occasionally, periodically

    Synonyms:
    perpetually, continually, forever, everlastingly, evermore, unceasingly, for aye, invariably, constantly, uniformly

How to use always in a sentence?

  1. Tim Steiner:

    The channel shift is going to move to the big warehouses because they are the format that offers customers the lowest price and the largest range, and the freshest food, and customers have always migrated to those factors.

  2. Lukas Nelson:

    I think that if you stopped growing and learning in life, then you might as well die, i'm never gon na stop learning about the world around me in all different ways, and I think that keeps me grounded because if you're always a student, then you can never be mistake yourself for a master and then get of caught up in the ego of things.

  3. Meteor Festival organizers:

    Our agenda is and has always been peace, coexistence, equality and our only aim is to bring people of all kinds together through the common love for music and art and our mindset from the very start has been to emphasize pluralism and cultural diversity.

  4. Barbara Heid:

    They can get off to a wonderful start and that’s what we’re always hoping for, but we’re there in case it doesn’t happen that way.

  5. Paul Harvey:

    In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these.

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