ceaseless

adjective

cease·​less ˈsēs-ləs How to pronounce ceaseless (audio)
Synonyms of ceaselessnext
: continuing without cease : constant
ceaseless efforts
ceaselessly adverb
ceaselessness noun

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her ceaseless efforts to build and improve the business there has been ceaseless rain for three days
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It is told that, following decapitation, Medusa’s head fell into the sea, turning everything in this liquid realm—figure of ceaseless flux and circulation par excellence—to stone. — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026 After years of wealthy out-of-staters flocking to South Florida and ceaseless luxury development, Miami has dethroned New York and Los Angeles as the most expensive of the United States’ 10 most populous metropolitan areas. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026 And yet finding those blades and growing acres of grass just right has become the ceaseless work of a quiet family farm one hour east of Vancouver. — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 23 June 2026 This is surely the gentlest and prettiest Horse Lords album, and maybe their first to conjure nature’s ceaseless motion instead of the kind found in city blocks. — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for ceaseless

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First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined above

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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 13 Aug. 2026.

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ceaseless

adjective
cease·​less ˈsēs-ləs How to pronounce ceaseless (audio)
: constant entry 1 sense 4, continual
ceaselessly adverb
ceaselessness noun

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