endless
Americanadjective
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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
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made continuous, as by joining the two ends of a single length.
an endless chain or belt.
adjective
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having or seeming to have no end; eternal or infinite
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continuing too long or continually recurring
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formed with the ends joined
an endless belt
Related Words
See eternal.
Other Word Forms
- endlessly adverb
- endlessness noun
- quasi-endless adjective
- quasi-endlessly adverb
Etymology
Origin of endless
First recorded before 900; Middle English endelees, Old English endelēas. See end 1, -less
Example Sentences
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When I ask about it, he stares out at the Thames for what feels like an endless stretch of silence.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Lyrical saint Nick Cave was more caustic — notoriously so — when he shared how he felt about these boys of California’s endless summer.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
"Squids and cuttlefish have so many unique features compared to other animal groups, making them an endless source of inspiration for scientists," says Prof. Daniel Rokhsar, head of the Molecular Genetics Unit.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
He accused the two newspapers of subjecting him to "an endless pursuit, a campaign, an obsession with having every aspect of my life under surveillance so they could get the run on their competitors".
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
He seemed to go into a trance, scanning the land with endless patience, and often finding some tiny sign that most full-grown hunters would have missed.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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