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- [sees-lis]
- /ˈsis lɪs/
- /ˈsiːs.ləs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sees-lis]
- /ˈsis lɪs/
Definitions of ceaseless word
- adjective ceaseless If something, often something unpleasant, is ceaseless, it continues for a long time without stopping or changing. 3
- adjective ceaseless without stop or pause; incessant 3
- adjective ceaseless unceasing; continual 3
- adjective ceaseless without stop or pause; unending; incessant. 1
- noun ceaseless Constant and unending. 1
- adjective ceaseless unending 1
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Origin of ceaseless
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; cease + -less
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Parts of speech for Ceaseless
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ceaseless popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ceaseless
adj ceaseless
- perpetual — continuing or enduring forever; everlasting.
- constant — You use constant to describe something that happens all the time or is always there.
- unceasing — not ceasing or stopping; continuous: an unceasing flow of criticism.
- continuous — A continuous process or event continues for a period of time without stopping.
- incessant — continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending: an incessant noise.
verb ceaseless
- unbroken — not broken; whole; intact.
Antonyms for ceaseless
adj ceaseless
- temporary — an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.
- transient — not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
- inconstant — not constant; changeable; fickle; variable: an inconstant friend.
- interrupted — having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
- completed — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
adjective ceaseless
- sporadic — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
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