Meaning & use
never
At no time whatsoever; not on any occasion, now or in the future.
See it in a sentence
I have never visited Japan, but it's at the top of my travel list.
She said she would never forgive him for breaking his promise.
A note on using this word
Never already carries a negative meaning, so pairing it with another negative is nonstandard except for deliberate emphasis in casual speech.
Words with a similar meaning
not everat no time
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Words with an opposite meaning
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