Antonyms for unfailing


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-fey-ling
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈfeɪ lɪŋ


Definition of unfailing

Origin :
  • late 14c., "never coming to an end, unceasing," from un- (1) "not" + gerundive of fail (v.). Related: Unfailingly.
  • adj certain, unchanging
Example sentences :
  • It was your unfailing resolve to help, which has brought us here.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • Now was the time for the steady nerve and the unfailing limbs.
  • Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton
  • That charmful voice was an unfailing bank from which to draw more.
  • Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • The men presided over everything with unfailing good-humour.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • Norman found that while cumbersome their oxygen supply was unfailing.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 » by Various
  • The scout, with his unfailing and kindly smile, advanced and held out his hand.
  • Extract from : « The Mountain Divide » by Frank H. Spearman
  • His interest in the discussions is by no means an unfailing index.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • The author shows an unfailing understanding of the heart of girlhood.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • He was not the visible, tangible incarnation of unfailing truth and of unfailing victory.
  • Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
  • The unfailing Ransome lighted the binnaclelamps and glided, all shadowy, up to me.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow-Line » by Joseph Conrad

Synonyms for unfailing

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