as in infinite
being or seeming to be without limits
a horizonless array of opportunities for a young, ambitious person at the new company
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Recent Examples of horizonless
The world of this Macbeth feels as horizonless as the king-to-be’s prospects.
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K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2022
Public health officials who don't understand how much many people loathe wearing face coverings for more than a few minutes at a time aren't doing anyone any favors by offering no conceivable respite from this grim, horizonless expanse of mask-wearing.
—David Faris, The Week, 25 Aug. 2021
In front of us, there is nothing but horizonless blue ocean.
—James Nestor, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2018
The austere landscape surrounding Albuquerque finds its way into his light-filled, horizonless canvases, soaked in the palette of the Southwest.
—Julia Couzens, sacbee, 26 Oct. 2017
K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2022
Public health officials who don't understand how much many people loathe wearing face coverings for more than a few minutes at a time aren't doing anyone any favors by offering no conceivable respite from this grim, horizonless expanse of mask-wearing.
—David Faris, The Week, 25 Aug. 2021
In front of us, there is nothing but horizonless blue ocean.
—James Nestor, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2018
The austere landscape surrounding Albuquerque finds its way into his light-filled, horizonless canvases, soaked in the palette of the Southwest.
—Julia Couzens, sacbee, 26 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horizonless
Adjective
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Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez are seemingly unstoppable, and their building has a seemingly infinite number of murders in this Hulu mystery comedy.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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If the original function has a sharp edge, like the square wave below (which is often found in digital signals), the Fourier transform will produce an infinite set of frequencies that, when added together, approximate the edge as closely as possible.—
Shalma Wegsman,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For millions of Americans, watching the weather forecast these days feels like an endless loop of desperate doomscrolling.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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There is endless information from doctors and fellow parents out there about the right swaddles, sleep training methods, even room temperature and light levels.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Horizonless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horizonless. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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