Words / B2

i-VENCH-oo-uh-l/ɪˈventʃuəl/

Eventual describes what happens at the end of a process: the eventual winner; eventual collapse. Eventually is the adverb (already in the dictionary). Final is close; possible is not a synonym. The eventual winner had few appeals. Trap: eventual is not “possible” (that is potential).

Meaning

Happening at the end of a process.

Examples

• “The eventual winner had the lowest appeal rate in the cohort.”
• “Eventually is the adverb; write eventual costs in the report, which is the adjective.”

Good to know

the eventual + noun (outcome, winner, cost). Adverb: eventually. Close: final. Trap: not “eventual” for “possible”. Project writing and sports news.

Near in meaning

final

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