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tirelessly

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a tireless manner; without tiring, flagging, or ceasing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The volunteers worked tirelessly to improve the content.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with indefatigable energy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she watched the show indefatigably

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: indefatigably, inexhaustibly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English tireless Middle English -ly English -ly English tirelessly From tireless + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: yorulmadan — in a tireless manner
  • Catalan: incansablement — in a tireless manner
  • Dutch: onophoudelijk — in a tireless manner
  • Dutch: onvermoeibaar — in a tireless manner
  • Finnish: väsymättömästi — in a tireless manner
  • French: inlassablement — in a tireless manner
  • Galician: incansablemente — in a tireless manner
  • Galician: incansabelmente — in a tireless manner
  • Hindi: अनथक (anthak) — in a tireless manner
  • Polish: niestrudzenie — in a tireless manner
  • Polish: niezmordowanie — in a tireless manner
  • Polish: nieustannie — in a tireless manner
  • Polish: bez ustanku — in a tireless manner
  • Portuguese: incansavelmente — in a tireless manner
  • Russian: неуста́нно (neustánno) — in a tireless manner
  • Russian: неутоми́мо (neutomímo) — in a tireless manner
  • Russian: без у́стали (bez ústali) — in a tireless manner
  • Spanish: incansablemente — in a tireless manner
  • Spanish: a destajo — in a tireless manner
  • Turkish: yorulmadan — in a tireless manner
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