Meaning & use

nevermore

adverb·Advanced

Never again; at no future time, used mainly in formal or literary writing.

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He vowed that he would nevermore trust a stranger with his savings.

The old house stood silent, its laughter and music gone nevermore.

A note on using this word

Nevermore is archaic and poetic, famously repeated in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven'; everyday speech simply uses 'never again.'

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never again

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