Time
Synonyms for eventually
The synonym for eventually recorded in this bank is finally, in the sense "in the end, after a long or delayed process". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for eventually
- finallyadverb, in the sense "in the end, after a long or delayed process"
One pair, read and signed off by a human before it shipped. The bank records a synonym per sense, so a second one appears here the day eventually is audited in a second meaning.
in the end, after a long or delayed process
The trains were delayed for hours, but she eventually reached her destination.
The true synonym
finally
Same sentence, swapped: The trains were delayed for hours, but she finally reached her destination.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot eventually is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- barely
- nearly
- hardly
Where eventually turns up in the game
eventually is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 1, Foothills. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in seven other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 7 puzzles where eventually is the trap
- originallyadverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is initially, in the sense "as first created, before any later change", so eventually is there to be ruled out.
- outrightadverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is entirely, in the sense "completely and without reservation or conditions", with eventually sitting one tile away.
- overnightadverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is suddenly, in the sense "very quickly, as if within a single night", with eventually sitting one tile away.
- scarcelyadverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is barely, in the sense "only just; barely, implying a very small amount", with eventually sitting one tile away.
Play eventually
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so eventually reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because time is the company eventually keeps.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. eventually carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.