ceaseless
/ˈsiːsləs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsiːsləs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsēs-ləs/ (ame, mw)
ceaseless — adjective
- ceaselesspositive
- more ceaselesscomparative
- most ceaselesssuperlative
1. going on without a pause, as if it will never come to an end
going on without a pause, as if it will never come to an end
The ceaseless rain kept the Watanabe family indoors for three days straight.
collocation: ceaseless rain
Amara grew tired of the ceaseless noise from the construction site next door.
collocation: ceaseless noise
Dmitri's ceaseless efforts to learn the violin finally paid off at the spring concert.
The old clock's ceaseless ticking filled the empty room with a steady rhythm.
Keiko found comfort in the ceaseless sound of waves against the rocky shore.
- constant
more common and everyday; can also mean 'happening repeatedly' rather than 'never stopping'
- incessant
very similar but almost always carries a negative, irritating connotation
- relentless
adds a sense of harshness or cruelty to the persistence
- unending
emphasises the emotional feeling that something will never finish
- intermittent
stopping and starting at intervals
- sporadic
occurring at irregular, scattered intervals