permanently

1. 1.

   for a long time without essential change

   “he is permanently disabled”

   Synonymsfor good

   Antonymstemporarily

Questions about permanently

What does permanently mean?

permanently means "for a long time without essential change".

How many syllables are in permanently?

permanently has 4 syllables: per-ma-nent-ly. The stress falls on "per". In IPA it is /ˈpɝmənəntli/.

What is another word for permanently?

Close synonyms include for good. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of permanently?

The recorded antonyms are temporarily.

Is permanently a common word?

permanently is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.