FINALLY Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

finally

adverb

ˈfī-nᵊl-ē

Definition of finally

as in eventually

at a later time we're making steady progress and may finally finish this project

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Recent Examples of finally Duhamel believes the stigma is finally lifting as more celebrities and public figures speak up. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026 After years, decades even, of futility, the South Siders finally have the type of young, exciting team that fans love. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 When Grainge was finally announced as UMG’s next CEO in 2010, taking the reins from Doug Morris, the music industry was in a free fall. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 He finally was released in December 2019 after a judge set bond. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for finally

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Higher borrowing costs will eventually force a reduction in credit and spending, weighing on economic activity and potentially spilling over into equity markets, Dalio said.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Played 28 of 60 in the COVID season of 2020 and 106 out of 162 in 2023 and 66 out of 161 in the season that ended on Wednesday night with Rays doing to them what somebody always does eventually.

— Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

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Last week, Google’s Project Suncatcher launched a refrigerator-sized satellite carrying four AI chips into orbit on a SpaceX rocket, in an early test of whether the technology behind today’s power-hungry data centers could someday operate in space.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Historians might someday conclude that an example of this began in 2026, when a French presidential candidate made a hitherto fringe idea central to his campaign.

— George F. Will, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

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