Adjective
- 1. ageless, aeonian, eonian, eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unending, unceasing, permanent (vs. impermanent), lasting
- usage: continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven"
- 2. ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting, continuous (vs. discontinuous), uninterrupted
- usage: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "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"
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