ceaseless

adjective

cease·​less ˈsēs-ləs How to pronounce ceaseless (audio)
: continuing without cease : constant
ceaseless efforts
ceaselessly adverb
ceaselessness noun

Examples of ceaseless in a Sentence

her ceaseless efforts to build and improve the business there has been ceaseless rain for three days
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After each play, his voice is a ceaseless foghorn as he smack-talks and laughs in opponents’ faces. Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025 Also ceaseless are the politics of blame and a search for answers that can help thousands of residents whose homes, schools, churches and communities are destroyed. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025 Between ceaseless injuries and fluctuating personnel, how can any team find success in these conditions? C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025 Palestinian culture and society, through ceaseless propaganda, have been molded to utterly reject coexistence with Israel. Evan Nierman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ceaseless 

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ceaseless was in 1576

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“Ceaseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ceaseless. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.

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ceaseless

adjective
cease·​less ˈsēs-ləs How to pronounce ceaseless (audio)
ceaselessly adverb
ceaselessness noun

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