ceaselessly
6
5.3
- adverb
- /ˈsiːsləsli/
:
incesantemente
- We need a leader who will put a stop to the drift that has gone on almost ceaselessly for the past 50 years.
- ceaselessly repeat
- work ceaselessly
She says that I must ceaselessly return to what I willed and justify it in the unity of the project with with which I am engaged.
- She says that I must ceaselessly return to what I willed and justify it in the unity of the project with with which I am engaged.
Examples
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Vanya jabbered ceaselessly, excusing himself on grounds of illness and problems on the job.
Fiction book (1991) -
The workers labored ceaselessly to meet the project deadline.
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His eyes are ceaselessly struck by new objects, which give him food for thought.
Fiction book (1998) -
Our doctors are working ceaselessly but, at this time, it is unclear if he will survive.
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Some of the fountains at which I drink flow ceaselessly.
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But that first week of November, the life of the city flowed across them ceaselessly.
Fiction book (1994) -
I've worked on this book ceaselessly for four years... ...pouring the whole of myself into it, head and heart.
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And so I kept drifting ceaselessly from neighborhood to neighborhood.
Fiction book (1996) -
They pray ceaselessly that England may be recovered from heresy.
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But the car also reflects the restless mobility of a ceaselessly churning society.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
740
1.0
Very often or all the time without stopping
129
2.1
In a regular way without stopping
95
2.3
Happens without stopping or pausing
73
2.3
Without stopping for a very long time
53
5.2
For all time without end
42
1.3
Continuing without any stops or pauses
29
4.8
Happening all the time without stopping
22
6.3
In a way that continues without stopping for a long time
7
8.8
Going on forever without any limit
2
6.6
In a way that does not stop
2
7.6
In a way that goes on for a very long time with no end in sight
1
8.0
Continuing without stopping or getting weaker
1
5.8
Without stopping for a long time
1
6.3
Without any pause or stop
1
4.2
Without stopping at any time
To go on without stopping or pausing
In a way that continues without a break or relief
Antonyms
How Continuous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ceaselessly comes from the verb cease meaning 'to stop' plus the ending -less meaning 'without' and -ly which turns it into a word that tells how something is done. So, ceaselessly means 'without stopping', like working or raining with no break.