Synonyms for ceaseless
- adjective
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Adjective
constant, unceasing, incessant, continuous, unremitting, endless, never-ending, perpetual, continual, interminable, uninterrupted, eternal, everlasting, perennial, immortal, unending, timeless, sempiternal, unwearied dated, unintermitted dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Without an end.
Related words
- Word family
- ceaselessly ceaselessness
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A similar distinction is made between incessant and ceaseless. The incessant discharge of firearms makes the ceaseless roar of battle.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- constant I rediscovered the importance of constant efforts.
- continuous Can you work on continuous improvement initiatives?
- incessant Incessant taunting in childhood can be traumatic.
- unceasing Beyond lay the sea, misty and purple, with its haunting, unceasing murmur.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ceaseless | steady | |
| constant | falling | |
| continuous | falling | |
| incessant | rising | |
| unceasing | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- endless2, eternal3
- 8 letters
- constant2, immortal3, timeless2, unending3
- 9 letters
- perpetual4, perennial4, continual4, incessant3, unceasing3, unwearied
- 10 letters
- continuous4
- 11 letters
- everlasting4, unremitting4, sempiternal
- 12 letters
- interminable5
- 13 letters
- uninterrupted5, unintermitted
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (endless2 = 2 syllables).