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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For all its limitations, mediocrity is immeasurably superior to ceaseless ambition, the need always for superlative achievement. Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025 Macron’s fourth in more than a year of almost ceaseless political upheaval — puts the French leader in a bind. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025 The planet is tidally locked, so one side bakes in ceaseless sunshine while the other is always dark. Elise Cutts, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025 But Paul thought her social life—and her ceaseless search for entertainment—was a distraction. Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 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 27 Oct. 2025.

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ceaseless

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

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