Antonyms for ceaselessly


Grammar : Adj, adv
Spell : sees-lis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsis lɪs


Definition of ceaselessly

Origin :
  • 1580s, from cease (n.) + -less. Related: Ceaselessly; ceaselessness.
  • As in ad-infinitum : adj neverending
  • As in ad infinitum : adj neverending
  • As in regularly : adv with little or no deviation
Example sentences :
  • Ceaselessly his thoughts revolved about the hopelessness of his situation.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • But he might have let it off now if his sister had not been ceaselessly beautiful.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • Except for these strange outbreaks they kept silence, moving on ceaselessly.
  • Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
  • But, with his mind centered upon his work, Leroux wrote on ceaselessly.
  • Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
  • They had been ceaselessly at work all day, and the work had left its marks on them.
  • Extract from : « Jersey Street and Jersey Lane » by H. C. Bunner
  • The rage and storm of unsatisfaction tormented him ceaselessly.
  • Extract from : « The Rainbow » by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
  • She had ceaselessly struggled for him, and before him, with her grace, her beauty and elegance.
  • Extract from : « Strong as Death » by Guy de Maupassant
  • The Advocate had ceaselessly been sounding the alarm in Germany.
  • Extract from : « The Life of John of Barneveld, 1614-23, Volume II. » by John Lothrop Motley
  • Renwick's eyes were good and they searched the valley below him ceaselessly.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Witness » by George Gibbs
  • Ceaselessly it rearranges these words in its effort to live.
  • Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague

Synonyms for ceaselessly

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