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Always (adverb)
At all times; throughout all time
“God is always the same.”
“perpetually|continually|all the time|every time|Thesaurus:forever”
“at no time|never|Thesaurus:never”
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Always (adverb)
Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally).
“invariably|uniformly|Thesaurus:uniformly”
“manywise|sundrily|variously|Thesaurus:diversely”
“In this street, the shops always close during lunchtime.”
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Always (adverb)
In any event.
“I thought I could always go back to work.”
“anyhow|anyway|at any rate|regardless|Thesaurus:regardless”
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Forever (adverb)
For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time.
“I shall love you forever.”
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Forever (adverb)
For a very long time, a seeming eternity.
“We had to wait forever to get inside.”
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Forever (adverb)
Constantly or frequently.
“You are forever nagging me.”
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Forever (noun)
An extremely long time.
“I haven’t seen him in forever!”
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Forever (noun)
a mythical time in the infinite future that will never come.
“Sure, I’d be happy to meet with you on the 12th of forever.”
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Forever (adjective)
Permanent, lasting
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Always (adverb)
at all times; on all occasions
“the sun always rises in the east”
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Always (adverb)
throughout a long period of the past
“Isabel had always been in rude health”
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Always (adverb)
for all future time; forever
“she will always be missed”
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Always (adverb)
repeatedly and annoyingly
“she is always making derogatory remarks”
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Always (adverb)
as a last resort; failing all else
“if the marriage doesn’t work out, we can always get divorced”