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unending

unending

27 4.1
Lasting a long time without stopping
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈɛndɪŋ/
: interminable
  • In the distance, the sun slants low over an unending expanse of verdant jungle.
  • unending struggle
  • unending war
  • unending series

Healing is an unending process and and that's OK.

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Examples

  • We are the honored beneficiaries of your unending generosity.

  • Our answers then feedback into an ongoing, unending cycle of discovery and implementation.

  • You seem to have an unending supply of friends.

  • I had purpose and energy, and the unending action felt so good.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Michael says, "It's more like an unending dance than a game with limits."

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I have unending ambitions to make things better, I suppose.

  • The rest of the day went smoothly, to my unending relief.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Thousands are created every day, and thousands are disposed of in the great unending cycle that sustains life in our great city.

  • Equally unordinary was the land itself, its ancient trees, unending fields, and even its unpaved roads.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • In the distance, the sun slants low over an unending expanse of verdant jungle.

Synonyms

constant
vsunending
525 2.5

Happens all the time without stopping

is less about forever and more about steady ongoing presence over time
eternal
vsunending
357 4.3

Lasting forever without end

is the general term for lasting without end over time
endless
vsunending
262 2.5

Continuing for a very long time and not stopping

is the near identical alternative form often used interchangeably
infinite
vsunending
184 4.2

Without limits or end

is used for duration without end, not mainly for size or number
unlimited
vsunending
167 1.5

Having no end and no rules to stop it

is the time word that stresses ongoing duration rather than capacity or size
never-ending
vsunending
145 3.1

Continuing for a very long time with no end

is the simpler neutral way to say something has no end
perpetual
vsunending
87 5.8

Lasting for a very long time without stopping

is more neutral, meaning simply continuing without a clear end
everlasting
vsunending
72 4.5

Lasting forever without end

is used for the same sense but more poetic or strong
limitless
vsunending
39 4.0

Very large and without any end

is about ongoing time but the linked word stresses scale or size instead
unrelenting
vsunending
32 7.0

Not stopping and not getting less strong

is the general term for continuing without end without the intensity focus
incessant
vsunending
29 6.3

Happening all the time without stopping

is the same endless idea but lacks the negativity or complaint tone
undying
vsunending
26 5.5

Something that lasts forever and never ends

is the general time word for never ending not tied to life
bottomless
vsunending
17 4.9

So large that it seems to have no limit

is the ordinary time concept meaning never ending rather than depth metaphors
interminable
vsunending
13 7.5

Lasting a very long time and making you bored or annoyed

is similar but neutral, simply meaning without end without negative feeling
ceaseless
vsunending
10 4.9

Not stopping or pausing for a long time

is the broader term for no end and lasting forever rather than only nonstop
unceasing
vsunending
5 6.0

Continuing without stopping

is similar but focuses on endless duration rather than just nonstop action
ageless
vsunending
4 5.7

Continuing to be important or true for a very long time

is the time duration idea meaning never ending rather than not aging
sempiternal
vsunending
  • Literature
1 9.9

Lasting forever with no known beginning or end

is the common word for lasting without end rather than rare term
eonian
vsunending
  • Literature
9.9

Lasting for a very long time, seeming to never end

is the general term for lasting indefinitely not limited to geology use

Antonyms

58 4.1

A thing that has a limit in amount, size, or time

How Long

infinite
184 4.2
unending
27 4.1
long
∞ 1.0
short
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

unending positive
unendinger comparative
unendingest superlative

Morphology

unending = ending (transparent) = un + end + ing

Formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'ending' (end + -ing), so the meaning 'not ending / without end' is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word unending starts with un- meaning 'not' and the rest is end meaning 'finish', so it simply means 'not finishing' or going on without stopping. A helpful image is a road with no stop sign that keeps going forever.