INTERMINABLE Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

interminable

adjective

Definition of interminable

as in continuous

disapproving having or seeming to have no end; continuing for a very long time an interminable war an interminable wait

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Recent Examples of interminable He was used to being alone without Robin and postretirement but being alone in the interminable stretch of predawn hours was a different sort of emptiness. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Fuming while on an interminable hold with customer service. — Carolyn Todd, Washington Post, 13 June 2026 Like a bright headlight facing you dead on or the sudden honk of a loud horn, only the jump scares keep you from falling asleep during the seemingly interminable Passenger. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026 Little happens other than chain-smoking, costume changes and interminable shots of color-shifting strobe lighting splaying across the cast’s cheekbones. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for interminable

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Penned by Francesco Paszkowski Design, the T60 is more contemporary in style than traditional Bagliettos, showcasing a sharp, near-vertical bow, seemingly suspended hull sides, a continuous black-glass band, and an open stern.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026
Engineers will evaluate how the concept performs in scenarios where continuous connectivity and persistent sensing are essential.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of continuous

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Executive leadership coach Sarah Perugia, says the economy is putting immense pressure on organisations, and the result of this is continual change and challenge that’s felt by their people.

— Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
The fix gets dismissed as a database bolted onto a chatbot, when continual learning is a fundamentally unsolved machine learning problem.

— Alexander Kardos-Nyheim, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Definition of continual

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Officials said overnight enforcement will focus on common and continuing offenses such as commercial vehicles parked in residential areas and permit violations.

— Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
State of the labor market Initial weekly unemployment insurance claims have held in a fairly steady range around 220,000, though continuing claims earlier in November had hit their highest level in about three years.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024

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