Since-Ever-Since | Commonly Confused Words

Ever since

Used to indicate something that happened continuously since a specific event or time in the past

/sɪns/

From a particular time in the past until now or a specified point

"How long since he died?"She's been going on sheer nerve and pills ever since.Since time began, you know.'

This word has no antonyms

Both since and ever since deal with time and indicate a starting point in the past, but ever since adds emphasis on continuity up to the present.
Think of since as a simpler marker — it indicates the start of a time period without extra emphasis.
Ever since is more emphatic and conveys a sense of an unbroken or ongoing duration since the starting point.
Use since in simple contexts where you just need to indicate when something started, while ever since fits when you want to highlight the ongoing nature of the situation.
Remember, ever since often underscores a narrative or a change thats continuous or significant, whereas since' can be straightforward and factual.