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unceasingly

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

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1

adv

Meaning 1

Without ceasing (stopping); continuously.

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

adverb

Meaning 2

with unflagging resolve

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: endlessly, ceaselessly, incessantly, unendingly, continuously

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English unceasing Middle English -ly English -ly English unceasingly From unceasing + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: incessantment — without ceasing
  • Catalan: sense aturador — without ceasing
  • Esperanto: senĉese — without ceasing
  • Finnish: herkeämättä — without ceasing
  • French: incessamment — without ceasing
  • French: sans cesse — without ceasing
  • Greek: αδιάκοπα (adiákopa) — without ceasing
  • Greek: αδιαλείπτως (adialeíptos) — without ceasing
  • Hungarian: szüntelenül — without ceasing
  • Kabuverdianu: afiu — without ceasing
  • Romanian: neîncetat — without ceasing
  • Romanian: fără sfârșit — without ceasing
  • Slovak: neprestajne — without ceasing
  • Spanish: sin cesar — without ceasing
  • Spanish: incesantemente — without ceasing