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never-ending

nev·er-end·ing
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nev-er-en-ding]
    • /ˈnɛv ər ˈen-diŋ/
    • /ˈnevə(r) ˈendɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nev-er-en-ding]
    • /ˈnɛv ər ˈen-diŋ/

Definitions of never-ending word

  • adjective never-ending having or likely to have no end: never-ending worry. 1
  • adjective never-ending going on forever 1
  • adjective never-ending If you describe something bad or unpleasant as never-ending, you are emphasizing that it seems to last a very long time. 0
  • adjective never-ending having or seeming to have no end; interminable 0

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Parts of speech for Never-ending

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

never-ending popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for never-ending

adv never-ending

  • ad infinitum — If something happens ad infinitum, it is repeated again and again in the same way.
  • at length — If someone does something at length, they do it after a long period of time.
  • continuously — uninterrupted in time; without cessation: continuous coughing during the concert.
  • in perpetuity — the state or character of being perpetual (often preceded by in): to desire happiness in perpetuity.

adj never-ending

adjective never-ending

  • chronic — A chronic illness or disability lasts for a very long time. Compare acute.
  • continued — continuing; not having stopped
  • endless — Having or seeming to have no end or limit.
  • eternal — Lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning.
  • everlasting — Lasting forever or for a very long time.

adverb never-ending

  • endlessly — In an endless manner; continuously without limit.

Antonyms for never-ending

adjective never-ending

  • ceasing — to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.
  • ending — An end or final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a book or movie.
  • interrupted — having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.

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