Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

endless

American  
[end-lis] / ˈɛnd lɪs /

adjective

  1. having or seeming to have no end, limit, or conclusion; boundless; infinite; interminable; incessant.

    an endless series of complaints; Time is endless.

    Synonyms:
    perpetual, continuous, unceasing, unending, illimitable, limitless
  2. made continuous, as by joining the two ends of a single length.

    an endless chain or belt.


endless British  
/ ˈɛndlɪs /

adjective

  1. having or seeming to have no end; eternal or infinite

  2. continuing too long or continually recurring

  3. formed with the ends joined

    an endless belt

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Related Words

See eternal.

Other Word Forms

  • endlessly adverb
  • endlessness noun
  • quasi-endless adjective
  • quasi-endlessly adverb

Etymology

Origin of endless

First recorded before 900; Middle English endelees, Old English endelēas. See end 1, -less

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The era when delighting the public and media and driving endless free publicity for the AI revolution is over.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 1890, at Gravelines, just north of Calais, he painted four spare, gloriously luminous views that capture its canal’s sweeping vistas and endless skies, and all of them are here.

From The Wall Street Journal

They’re also spending a lot of time watching a seemingly endless amount of short videos.

From Los Angeles Times

He attempts to disguise this deficiency with endless boasting about himself and endless denigration of others.

From Salon

Suddenly, Lanier was at the epicenter of a broad public debate about social media and how people stay connected—or are disconnected—on platforms offering nearly endless content curated by algorithms.

From The Wall Street Journal