endless

[end-lis]

adjective

1. having or seeming to have no end, limit, or conclusion; boundless; infinite; interminable; incessant.

   an endless series of complaints; Time is endless.

   Synonyms: perpetual, continuous, unceasing, unending, illimitable, limitless

2. made continuous, as by joining the two ends of a single length.

   an endless chain or belt.

endless

/ ˈɛndlɪs /

adjective

1. having or seeming to have no end; eternal or infinite

2. continuing too long or continually recurring

3. formed with the ends joined

   an endless belt

Other Word Forms

• endlessly adverb
• endlessness noun
• quasi-endless adjective
• quasi-endlessly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of endless¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English endelees, Old English endelēas. See end ¹, -less

Synonym Study

See eternal.

Example Sentences

In our testing, it helped break our addiction to the endless scroll, and transformed our phones from sources of anxiety to tools for productivity.

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“The sport needed more rules,” he says, because there were endless ways people could complete the course if you let them.

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Instead, that freedom is often sacrificed to an endless pursuit of things people see around them but don’t really want.

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Instead, that freedom is often sacrificed to an endless pursuit of things people see around them but don’t really want.

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But to take advantage of this endless buffet, wildlife must strike a delicate balance: bold enough to root through bins and navigate human environments, yet not so bold as to pose a threat.

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Related Words

• boundless 
• ceaseless 
• constant 
• continual 
• continuous 
• countless 
• eternal 
• incessant 
• infinite 
• interminable 
• limitless 
• monotonous 
• never-ending 
• perpetual 
• unbroken 
• unending 
• unfathomable 
• uninterrupted 
• unlimited 
• untold