unceasing

[ uhn-see-sing ]

adjective

1. not ceasing or stopping; continuous:

   an unceasing flow of criticism.

unceasing

/ ʌnˈsiːsɪŋ /

adjective

1. not ceasing or ending

Derived Forms

• unˈceasingly, adverb
• unˈceasingness, noun

Other Words From

• un·ceas·ing·ly adverb
• un·ceas·ing·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unceasing¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English uncesynge; un- ¹, cease, -ing ²

Example Sentences

Beyond the unceasing and relentless attacking of LGBTQ people and organizations, the Intercept notes that more recently, Liberty Counsel has been involved in other right-wing causes.

From Washington Blade

Conservationist Benton MacKaye proposed a trail that would link the peaks of the Appalachians and serve as an antidote to the unceasing pace and stresses of the industrialized East Coast.

From Outside Online

Five years ago, as Vashti Cunningham reached the pinnacle event of high jumping at age 18, improvement came in unceasing bursts, and she could count on a new personal best every season.

From Washington Post

In Congress and as California attorney general, “Secretary Becerra exhibited an unceasing dedication to protecting the health and well-being of all Americans,” said Matt Eyles, president of America’s Health Insurance Plans, the insurers’ trade group.

From Washington Post

Her mother now spends her days in unceasing mourning for the kid she lost.

From The Daily Beast

To the NRA, though, the point is that vigilance has to be unceasing and eternal.

From The Daily Beast

He could start this week by telling Republicans, hey, gang, let's drop the unceasing obstinacy.

From The Daily Beast

And now there was added to this devotion an element of indefinable anxiety which made its vigilance unceasing.

From Project Gutenberg

He had determined to end the unceasing struggle between himself and Bernadotte.

From Project Gutenberg

The unceasing denunciations of her father gave additional impulse to every such suggestion.

From Project Gutenberg

The town was alive with stir and business, mixed up with religion, to the unceasing astonishment of the old merchant.

From Project Gutenberg

Besides, there was the ever unceasing grizzly spectre of poverty dangling before Jessie's eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• ceaseless
• continual
• continuous
• endless
• eternal
• never-ending
• perpetual
• persistent
• relentless
• unending
• uninterrupted
• unyielding