ceaseless

[sees-lis]

adjective

1. without stop or pause; unending; incessant.

   Synonyms: unceasing, constant, continuous, endless

ceaseless

/ ˈsiːslɪs /

adjective

1. without stop or pause; incessant

Other Word Forms

• ceaselessly adverb
• ceaselessness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ceaseless¹

First recorded in 1580–90; cease + -less

Example Sentences

Xi’s campaign, first launched in late 2012 to combat rampant corruption, has become a wave of ceaseless purges aimed at keeping officials loyal and on their toes.

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For fashion and beauty industries that treated the female form as a ceaseless work in progress, the butt was just another feature we were expected to make an enemy of.

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The ceaseless churn of NBA gossip and debate can feel larger than the game itself; it’s not uncommon for a trade rumor, quote or perceived insult to consume a news cycle.

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She re-creates the spectacle of the 1787 convention in Philadelphia, the ceaseless harangues between North and South, bringing to life these visionaries — white, affluent men, many drama queens — as they laid out an unprecedented polity.

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They see each other’s loneliness, fighting in the trenches of the ceaseless internal war that rages when trying to live in a world that hasn’t been built for you.

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Related Words

• constant 
• continual 
• continuous 
• endless 
• incessant 
• nonstop 
• perpetual 
• unceasing 
• unending 
• unremitting