endless

adjective

end·​less ˈen(d)-ləs 

1

: being or seeming to be without end

an endless speech

2

: extremely numerous

all the multiplied, endless, nameless iniquities

—Edmund Burke

3

: joined at the ends

an endless chain

endlessly adverb

endlessness noun

Synonyms

• infinite

Examples of endless in a Sentence

There was an endless line at the bank.

There is endless work to do on the house.

Recent Examples on the Web

On their bird-maxxing quest, the two cook endless beans and sleep in a shocking number of Cracker Barrel parking lots. —Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025

By then, Hezbollah had entered the cocaine trade, especially in the Netherlands, whose vast port in Rotterdam, with its endless shipping containers, offered a reliable way to sneak drugs into Europe. —Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025

Its space is at once endless and constricting. —Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025

Finding the perfect one—one that doesn’t feel like a potato sack or scratch your skin—often takes a lot of trial and error, but the easiest way to sift through the endless options and find your next favorite sweater is by checking out what real shoppers have to say. —Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for endless

• friendless

Kids Definition

endless

adjective

end·​less ˈen-(d)ləs 

1

: being or seeming to be without end

2

: joined at the ends : continuous

an endless belt

endlessly adverb

endlessness noun