ceaseless

Examples

• All

• The fighting's been heavy, almost ceaseless, in the past week.

  Wilson (1944)

• Damp winds, cold as ice, assailed the mountain, striking ceaseless harsh blows at everything in their path.

  Fiction book (1993)

• And since his death, her life had been a ceaseless quest to prove him right.

  Fiction book (1995)

• It would be better had he not been born at all, than to suffer this ceaseless pain.

• This ceaseless fight against the drug traffic is directed by the Department of Narcotics, Washington.

  Tell Your Children (1938)

• Just staring straight ahead at the window, at the ceaseless rain scrubbing away at the city.

  Fiction book (1995)

• But there was only the lapping of the black and ceaseless waves at the sides of the raft.

  Fiction book (2002)

• It's against this background of seeking satisfaction amid ceaseless change that you can see how radical an act meditation actually is.

• A ceaseless cycle of unending drudgery.

  The Ten Commandments (1956)

• There is a hum, a tapping, as they fly in figure eights in a ceaseless quest for the lamp.

  Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

C

constant

vsceaseless

525 2.5

Happens all the time without stopping

leans more toward seeming to never end rather than just long duration

E

eternal

vsceaseless

357 4.3

Lasting forever without end

is more about continuous action and the sense of never pausing

E

endless

vsceaseless

262 2.5

Continuing for a very long time and not stopping

is closer to ongoing action without pause rather than only vast duration

N

never-ending

vsceaseless

145 3.1

Continuing for a very long time with no end

is similar but slightly more neutral about the feeling of endlessness

R

relentless

vsceaseless

129 5.1

Keeps going without stopping and stays very strong

is less about force and more about ongoing, never pausing continuation

P

perpetual

vsceaseless

87 5.8

Lasting for a very long time without stopping

adds a subtler idea of seeming endless rather than strict forever duration

E

everlasting

vsceaseless

72 4.5

Lasting forever without end

focuses more on ongoing continuation and seeming never to stop

N

nonstop

vsceaseless

34 1.3

Continuing without any stops or pauses

adds the idea that it feels as if it will never finish

U

unrelenting

vsceaseless

32 7.0

Not stopping and not getting less strong

is steadier and focuses on continuous duration rather than intensity

U

uninterrupted

vsceaseless

29 4.2

Continuing without stopping or being disturbed

adds a stronger sense of endlessness or never seeming to stop

I

incessant

vsceaseless

29 6.3

Happening all the time without stopping

stresses ongoing continuation with an added sense of seeming endless

U

unending

vsceaseless

27 4.1

Lasting a long time without stopping

is similar but is used more for continuous action without pause

U

undying

vsceaseless

26 5.5

Something that lasts forever and never ends

is more about unbroken continuation rather than literal immortality

I

interminable

vsceaseless

13 7.5

Lasting a very long time and making you bored or annoyed

is similar in duration but more neutral and less about boredom

U

unceasing

vsceaseless

5 6.0

Continuing without stopping

focuses more on the impression of never ending rather than just not stopping

U

unremitting

vsceaseless

3 8.5

Continuing without stopping or getting weaker, often in a bad way

is more neutral and stresses the sense of never seeming to finish

U

unstopping

vsceaseless

1 5.1

Continuing without stopping

is the same idea but emphasizes seeming to never end

U

unpunctuated

vsceaseless

1 6.0

Expressed without pauses or breaks

is similar but highlights the impression of never-ending continuation

Antonyms

T

temporary

538 3.0

Lasting for a short time and not permanent

I

intermittent

36 6.5

Happening sometimes but not all the time

How Continuous

ceaseless

10 4.9

continuous

157 3.7

frequent

234 1.0

occasional

257 2.8

sporadic

34 7.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology