unceasing

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adjective

continuous; continuing indefinitely without stopping

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incessantagelessaeonianeonianeternaleverlastingperpetualunending
OriginEnglish ceasing ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunceasing (comparative more unceasing, superlative most unceasing)

comparative more unceasing · superlative most unceasing

  1. continuous; continuing indefinitely without stopping

    To handle the unceasing traffic increase, immense sums of money are being expended in dealing with bottlenecks.

    1962 December, “Beyond the Channel: Switzerland: Federal Railways' progress”, in Modern Railways, page 416
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    The unceasing fatigue of my daily walks to and from Clapham, with my various trudgings from one Doctor Humbug to another Doctor Whimsical, combined with the before-mentioned causes to affect my health.

    1841, William Johnstoun N. Neale, The naval surgeon, page 136

    Synonyms: incessant

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecontinuous; continuing indefinitely without stopping

Similar
incessant

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecontinuing forever or indefinitely

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agelessaeonianeonianeternaleverlastingperpetualunendingpermanentlasting

adjectiveuninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

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ceaselessconstantincessantnever-endingperpetualunremittingcontinuousuninterrupted
Also see
agelessceaselessconstantcontinuousdreicheonianeternaleverlastingincessantnever-endingperpetualunendingunremitting

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishceasing
  9. Englishunceasing

From un- + ceasing.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἄπαυστος, ἀδιάλειπτος
  • ἄπαυστος (ápaustos)continuing indefinitely without stopping
  • ἀδιάλειπτος (adiáleiptos)continuing indefinitely without stopping
Bulgarian безспирен
  • безспирен (bezspiren)continuing indefinitely without stopping
Esperanto senĉesa
  • senĉesacontinuing indefinitely without stopping
Hungarian szakadatlan
  • szakadatlancontinuing indefinitely without stopping
Latin iūgis
  • iūgiscontinuing indefinitely without stopping
Portuguese incessante
  • incessantecontinuing indefinitely without stopping
Slovak neprestajný
  • neprestajnýcontinuing indefinitely without stopping
Spanish incesante
  • incesantecontinuing indefinitely without stopping
Swedish oupphörlig
  • oupphörligcontinuing indefinitely without stopping
Cite this entry
APA

unceasing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unceasing

MLA

“unceasing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unceasing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unceasing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unceasing.

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