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ceaseless

adjective

cease·​less ˈsēs-ləs How to pronounce ceaseless (audio)
Synonyms of ceaselessnext
: 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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Despite challenges like blisteringly cold temperatures and ceaseless wind gusts, don’t be deterred—something fluffy effortlessly glamorizes winter dressing (and keeps us from freezing solid). Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2025 In 1995, reacting to the Clinton administration’s Balkan interventions, Raimondo and his good friend and fellow anti-war activist Eric Garris founded Antiwar.com to counter the ceaseless demand for American wars abroad. The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 18 Nov. 2025 Dallas reached the Finals, and the Western Conference Finals two years earlier, owing to Dončić’s ceaseless heroics: game-winning step-back threes and ostentatious cross-court passes, his uncanny ability to marionette a defense and create advantageous spacing for his teammates to score. Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025 The show teetered between artists — Brandy with three songs here, Monica with two there — making for a ceaseless conveyor belt of hits and many, many costume changes. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 10 Nov. 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 8 Dec. 2025.

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ceaseless

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

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