What does "nevermore" mean?

Never again; at no time in the future.

What is a synonym for "nevermore"?

Common synonyms include: never, never again, never again, not at all.

Nevermore

adv

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Definitions

Adverb

1
Never again; at no time in the future. literary, not-comparable
"And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted—nevermore!"

Adverb

1
at no time hereafter wordnet

Synonyms

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never never again never again not at all

Antonyms

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evermore for evermore forever forevermore

Example

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""Back o'er the deep," cries Calchas; "nevermore / shall Argives hope to quell the Trojan might, / till, homeward borne, new omens ye implore, / and win the blessing back, which o'er the waves ye bore.""

Etymology

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

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