once and for all

Adverb

Meaning

in a conclusive way

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

finally permanently conclusively irreversibly for good definitively for keeps for good and all

Antonyms

briefly temporarily in the meantime for the moment fleetingly

Examples

The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all. Niccolò Machiavelli

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all. Ovid

Almsgiving tends to perpetuate poverty; aid does away with it once and for all. Evita Peron

Comrades We must abolish the cult of the individual decisively, once and for all. Nikita Khrushchev

It is essential that we realize once and for all that man is much more of a sex creature than a moral creature. The former is inherent, the other is grafted on. Emma Goldman

We are awaiting aggression by Israel and any supporters of Israel. We will make it a decisive battle and get rid of Israel once and for all... This is the dream of every Arab. Gamal Abdel Nasser

Close letter words and terms

once an hour once and again once and away once bitten twice shy Once Brewed once called