finally

Meaning

  1. (not-comparable) At the end or conclusion; ultimately.
  2. (not-comparable) At bottom; ultimately; when all is considered.
  3. (not-comparable, sequence) To finish (with); lastly (in the present).
  4. (not-comparable) Definitively, comprehensively.

Opposite of
initially
Synonyms

at last
in the end
eventually
B1
ultimately
C1
lastly
20k
after all
last
A1
at long last
in conclusion
end
A1
🔚
once and for all

at the end

completely
A2
conclusively
34k
at length
decisively
45k
at least
as a result
already
A1
final
A2
first
A1
1st
following
B1
forever
A2
for instance
from A to Z
future
A2
gradually
C1
hardly
B1
in due time
in short
in the long run
like
A1
once for all
posterity
21k
ready
A1
recently
B1
soon
A1
🔜
sooner or later
summing up

terminably

thoroughly
C1
tip
B1
top
A2
🔝
trivialities
ultimate
B2
until
A1
utterly
C1
when all is said and done
yet
A1

before anything else

Translations

finalement
enfin
finalmente
endlich
schließlich
finalmente
eindelijk
infine
alla fine
finalmente
por fim
al fin
ten slotte
zuletzt
por fin
Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfaɪ.nə.li/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
finally
In summary

From Middle English finally, fynaly, fynally, fynaliche, fynalliche, equivalent to final + -ly.

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