incessant

[ in-ses-uhnt ]

/ ɪnˈsɛs ənt /

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adjective

continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending: an incessant noise.

Nearby words

inception, inceptisol, inceptive, inceptively, incertitude, incessant, incest, incestuous, incestuously, inch, inch along

Origin of incessant

1425–75; late Middle English incessaunte < Late Latin incessant-, equivalent to Latin in- in-³ + cessant- (stem of cessāns), present participle of cessāre to stop work; see cease, -ant

SYNONYMS FOR incessant

unceasing, constant, continuous, never-ending, perpetual; eternal, everlasting; relentless, unrelenting, unremitting.

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ANTONYMS FOR incessant

intermittent.

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Related formsin·ces·san·cy, in·ces·sant·ness, nounin·ces·sant·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for incessantly

And the standardized exam you are incessantly given to demonstrate these skills is the test known as being human.
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During his captivity Ai paced so incessantly that by the time he got out, after 81 days, he had lost an estimated 26 pounds.
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Shalke says he believes that Van der Sloot played poker so incessantly to feed his narcissism.
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It is very simple: Texas, wearied with the incessantly renewed exactions of Mexico, has revolted to gain its liberty.
The White Scalper|Gustave Aimard

Of this I incessantly think and dream, and am still tossed in a sea of doubt.'
Zenobia|William Ware
Robinson is not a man suffering entire isolation; he has a companion, and the savages are incessantly making inroads around him.
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I have considered what I have written as mere trifles; and have incessantly studied to qualify myself for something better.
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The rival popes were incessantly accusing each other of falsehood and all manner of wickedness.
History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume II (of 2)|John William Draper

British Dictionary definitions for incessantly

incessant

/ (ɪnˈsɛsənt) /

adjective

not ceasing; continual

Derived Formsincessancy or incessantness, nounincessantly, adverb

Word Origin for incessant

C16: from Late Latin incessāns, from Latin in- 1 + cessāre to cease

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incessant

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incessant

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