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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But in a ceaseless offensive onslaught in the opening two innings on Saturday, things seemed to suddenly, profoundly and perhaps permanently change. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025 On the background of their ceaseless journey is the glorious Venetian plains, landscapes and settlements that seem to be stuck in a transitionary space, like Carlobianchi and Doriano, somewhere between urban and pastoral. Tomris Laffly, Variety, 25 May 2025 Mountains rise, volcanoes spew, and Earth itself quakes as the crust constantly remakes itself in the ceaseless cycle of plate tectonics. Elise Cutts, Scientific American, 13 May 2025 That’s what is driving this ceaseless need for layoffs; publishers need the money to pay back their investors. Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 3 May 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 Jun. 2025.

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ceaseless

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

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