incessantly — ozdic

Collocations

4

ADJ.

against, all, long, minor, nagged, other, rained, tired

VERB + INCESSANTLY

barked, barking, barks, buzzed, crying, jabbered, lash, listening

INCESSANTLY + NOUN

boredom, cliffs, door, everyone, people's, sandra's, things, week

PREP.

about, between, on, on

Definitions

adv

1

In a manner without pause or stop, especially to the point of annoyance; not ceasing.

He jabbered incessantly and annoyed everyone.

We see the eye subdued, the practised smile, / The word well weighed before it pass the lip, / And know not of the misery within: / Yet there it works incessantly, and fears / The time to come; for time is terrible, / Avenging, and betraying.

2

Immediately.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — without interruption

adverb — with unflagging resolve

endlessly
ceaselessly
unceasingly
unendingly
continuously

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

He jabbered incessantly and annoyed everyone.

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02

We see the eye subdued, the practised smile, / The word well weighed before it pass the lip, / And know not of the misery within: / Yet there it works incessantly, and fears / The time to come; for ti

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03

There were the tawny rocks, like lions couchant, defying the ocean, whose waves incessantly dashed against and scoured them with vast quantities of gravel.

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04

Three babies crying incessantly gave me a headache.

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05

On Saturday night and all day Sunday, my cell phone rang incessantly, as a mortified Tom tried to apologize.

Tatoeba · #2237912

06

She nagged her husband incessantly about minor things.

Tatoeba · #2332807

Usage Notes

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In some senses, incessantly is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.