never

UK /ˈnɛv.ə/ · CA, US /ˈnɛv.ɚ/

Etymology From Middle English nevere, navere, nævere, from Old English nǣfre (“never”), equivalent to ne + ever.

Synonyms

at latter Lammas, at no time, in the reign of Queen Dick, ne'er, never, never ever, not while pussy's a cat, on the second Tuesday of the week, sine die, when Hell freezes over, when pigs fly, when two Sundays come together, when two Sundays meet

Antonyms

all the time, always, consistently, constantly, continually, continuously, ever, forever

Derived terms

123 terms

a barking dog never bites, a dumb priest never got a parish, a magician never reveals his secrets, a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor, a watched kettle never boils, a watched pot never boils, a watched pot never boils over, a wild goose never laid a tame egg, a woman's work is never done, barking dogs never bite, beauty never boiled the pot, better late than never, cheaters never prosper, cheats never prosper, Deadly Never-Green, do a never, faint heart never won fair lady, faint heart never won fair maiden, first of never, I have never, ill-gotten gains never prosper, I never did, I never miss, I thought you'd never ask, it never rains but it pours, it never rains but that it pours, it's never too late to mend, I've never heard it called that before, lightning never strikes twice, lightning never strikes twice in the same place, misfortunes never come alone, misfortunes never come singly, nearly never bulled a cow, nearly never won the race, never a dull moment, never again, never ask the barber if you need a haircut, never-be, never been kissed, never change a running system, never-do-well, never-dying, never eat shredded wheat, never eat soggy waffles, never eat soggy Weet-Bix, never eat soggy wheat, neverending, never-ending, never event, never ever, never ever have I, neverfade, never fear, never fight a land war in Asia, never have I ever, never in a million years, never in a month of Sundays, never judge a book by its cover, neverland, never look a gift horse in the mouth, never-married, never meet your heroes, nevermind, never mind, nevermore, neverness, never-never, Never Never, never-never land, never-nude, never put off until tomorrow what you can do today, never-say-die, never say die, never say never, never sick at sea, never smoker, never-smoker, neversmoker, never start a land war in Asia, never-sweat, neverthelater, nevertheless, neverthemore, never the twain shall meet, never the wiser, neverthriving, never Trumper, never-Trumper, never trust me, Neveruary, never-was, never-waser, never-was'er, never-was-er, never-wasser, never waste a crisis, neverwet, never-would-be, never-wozzer, never you mind, Nevuary, now or never, now-or-never, one should never meet one's heroes, on the never never, September that never ended, the apple never falls far from the tree, the camera never lies, the course of true love never did run smooth, the fox may grow grey but never good, the Internet never forgets, the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature, tomorrow never comes, watched toast never burns, welcome-home-husband-though-never-so-drunk, wonders never cease, you are never too old to learn, you'll never guess, you never know, you never know what you've got till it's gone, you never miss the water till the well runs dry, you never miss the water until the well runs dry, you're never too old to learn

Related terms

a cold day in Hell, February 31, Greek calends, Neveruary, first of never, never in a million years, never in a month of Sundays, frequency

Hyponyms

never again, nevermore, no more, unprecedentedly, unprecedently