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nevermore

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adv

Meaning 1

Never again; at no time in the future.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: literary, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: for evermore, forevermore, evermore

2

adverb

Meaning 2

at no time hereafter -E.A.Poe

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Quoth the raven, nevermore!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: never again

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English nevermore, from the Old English phrase nǣfre mā. Equivalent to never + -more.