Synonyms for indefinitely


Grammar : Adv
Spell : in-def-uh-nit
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈdɛf ə nɪt


Définition of indefinitely

Origin :
  • early 15c.; see indefinite + -ly (2).
  • adv continually
Example sentences :
  • He should survive, even if the event were indefinitely postponed.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • Then I wished that dinner might go on indefinitely like the tea party of the Mad Hatter.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • The gentleman did not know his name, and could but indefinitely describe his person.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • Society is based on the family, and the clever wastrel can exploit this indefinitely.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • He asked if we intended remaining at Bancroft's indefinitely.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • I might go on indefinitely adding to the list, but I will cite only one more.
  • Extract from : « Is civilization a disease? » by Stanton Coit
  • In Buitenzorg one might linger on indefinitely and never count the days.
  • Extract from : « Travels in the Far East » by Ellen Mary Hayes Peck
  • It is a fixed quantity; the appetite is indefinitely expansible.
  • Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren
  • Has any man ever proved that, in this condition, one may not live on indefinitely?
  • Extract from : « The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton » by Wardon Allan Curtis
  • Investments were lost, or lessened, or put off indefinitely in their payments.
  • Extract from : « The New Nation » by Frederic L. Paxson

Antonyms for indefinitely

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