ceaseless
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- ceaselessly adverb
- ceaselessness noun
Etymology
Origin of ceaseless
Explanation
Someone who is on a ceaseless quest for the world’s tastiest French fry will never stop searching until they find it, in all its greasy glory. Ceaseless is an adjective that means “never-ending” or “uninterrupted.” The verb cease means “to stop,” so ceaseless refers to something that never stops. You might listen to the ceaseless sound of crashing waves at the beach, or you could say that the Internet is a ceaseless source of information. Ceaseless can also refer to things that only seem like they go on forever; it’s often used in the phrase “seemingly ceaseless.” During a blizzard you might complain about the ceaseless snow, even though the snow will eventually stop.
Vocabulary lists containing ceaseless
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Example Sentences
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De Gaulle maddened his British hosts, and particularly Churchill, with his ceaseless complaints and ingratitude.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
“I look around and can see it in so many other women, passed down from a time beyond history, this wind that is dark and ceaseless and raging within,” Groff writes.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
Xi’s campaign, first launched in late 2012 to combat rampant corruption, has become a wave of ceaseless purges aimed at keeping officials loyal and on their toes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
They see each other’s loneliness, fighting in the trenches of the ceaseless internal war that rages when trying to live in a world that hasn’t been built for you.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2025
There followed drowsy days and nights that ran together, a ceaseless roaring in the ears.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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