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

• bottomless
• boundless
• fathomless
• horizonless
• illimitable
• immeasurable
• immensurable
• indefinite
• infinite
• limitless
• measureless
• unbounded
• unfathomable
• unlimited

Example Sentences

There was an endless line at the bank.

There is endless work to do on the house.

Recent Examples on the Web

From the official first day of summer and the longest day of the year to backyard barbecues and road trips to the coast, June gives us endless reasons to let loose and have some fun. —Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 17 May 2023

Those filings provided endless fodder for conservative news media. —Charlie Savage, New York Times, 17 May 2023

From dance challenges and viral trends to life advice and bite-sized tutorials, the video-sharing app provides an endless stream of entertainment, not to mention a significant source of revenue for content creators and businesses. —Leah Campano, Seventeen, 17 May 2023

Those lines have now blurred, and Fast X has even echoed the most annoying aspect of the superhero genre: The endless serialized storytelling. —Christian Holub, EW.com, 17 May 2023

The women arriving at the mansion have a lifetime of experience, living through love, loss and laughter, hoping for a spark that ignites a future full of endless possibilities. —Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2023

Is there any way out of this endless cycle of death? —Stephen Collinson, CNN, 8 May 2023

The film follows documentary-maker and dating app addict Zoe (Lily James), for whom swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr Wrongs, to her eccentric mother Cath’s (Emma Thompson) dismay. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 May 2023

Where our current model of endless growth and short-term profits sacrifices vulnerable people and the planet’s future, population decline could help create a future with more opportunity and a healthy, biologically rich world. —Stephanie Feldstein, Scientific American, 4 May 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

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

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