Meaning & use

endless

adjective·Everyday

Having or seeming to have no end; continuing for a very long time.

See it in a sentence

The desert highway stretched out in what felt like an endless straight line.

She thanked her parents for their endless patience during her teenage years.

A note on using this word

Endless is often used hyperbolically to emphasize how long or tiring something feels, rather than literally without limit.

Words with a similar meaning

infiniteunending

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Words with an opposite meaning

finite

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