eventualadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ɪˈven.tʃu.əl/us/ɪˈven.tʃu.əl/C2 happening or existing at a later time or at the end, especially after a lot of effort, problems, etc.:
The Dukes were the eventual winners of the competition.
Although the original budget for the project was $1 billion, the eventual cost is likely to be 50 percent higher.
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- It is impossible to predict the eventual outcome of the negotiations.
- After such a great first half, we were deeply disappointed with the eventual result.
- The party's eventual aim was to integrate Britain both politically and economically into the European Community.
- The price was what decided our eventual choice of hotel.
- The eventual design was a great improvement on the one we originally considered.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Final and finally
- antepenultimate
- as a last resort idiom
- at the end of the day idiom
- back end
- back end
- concluding
- conclusion
- end
- eventually
- final
- finally
- hear/see the last of sth idiom
- last
- lastly
- latest
- latter
- next to last
- the last but one idiom
- ultimately
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