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never-ending

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having no end or being endless.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the ceaseless thunder of surf
  • in constant pain
  • night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city
  • the never-ending search for happiness
  • the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy
  • man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation
  • unremitting demands of hunger

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ceaseless, constant, incessant, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From never + ending.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: անվերջ (anverǰ) — having no end
  • Bulgarian: безкраен (bezkraen) — having no end
  • Bulgarian: вечен (večen) — having no end
  • Catalan: interminable — having no end
  • Estonian: lõpmatu — having no end
  • Estonian: lõputu — having no end
  • Finnish: loputon — having no end
  • French: à n'en plus finir — having no end
  • French: interminable — having no end
  • German: unaufhörlich — having no end
  • Greek: ατελείωτος (ateleíotos) — having no end
  • Greek: ατέλειωτος (atéleiotos) — having no end
  • Ancient Greek: ἀνήνυτος (anḗnutos) — having no end
  • Ancient Greek: ἄπαυστος (ápaustos) — having no end
  • Hindi: अंतहीन (anthīn) — having no end
  • Hindi: अनंत (anant) — having no end
  • Romanian: interminabil — having no end
  • Russian: бесконе́чный (beskonéčnyj) — having no end
  • Spanish: interminable — having no end
  • Spanish: de nunca acabar — having no end
  • Swedish: oändlig — having no end
  • Swedish: ändlös — having no end
  • Turkish: hiç bitmeyen — having no end
  • Turkish: sonsuz — having no end
  • Turkish: bitmeyen — having no end
  • Turkish: sonu olmayan — having no end