incessantly C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪnˈsɛsəntli/ UK /ɪnˈsɛsəntli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv without interruption; continuously The rain fell incessantly for three whole days. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · without interruption;... ceaselesslycontinuallyconstantlyrelentlesslyperpetuallyunremittingly ↔ Opposites intermittentlyoccasionallysporadically Word family Related forms incessantceasecessation Etymology AI details From incessant (from Late Latin incessans 'unceasing', from in- + cessare 'to cease', from cedere 'to go, yield') + the adverbial suffix -ly. incessans Late Latin cedere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # incessantly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈsɛsəntli/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈsɛsəntli/ ## Meanings 1. without interruption; continuously ## Examples - The rain fell incessantly for three whole days. ## Synonyms - ceaselessly - continually - constantly - relentlessly - perpetually - unremittingly ## Antonyms - intermittently - occasionally - sporadically ## Related Forms - incessant - cease - cessation ## Roots and Affixes - Root: incessans - Root: cedere ## Etymology From incessant (from Late Latin incessans 'unceasing', from in- + cessare 'to cease', from cedere 'to go, yield') + the adverbial suffix -ly. ## AI Etymology Incessantly is from incessant (from Late Latin incessans 'unceasing', from in- + cessare 'to cease', from cedere 'to go, yield') + the adverbial suffix -ly. In present-day use, it means without interruption; continuously. Related vocabulary includes incessant, cease, and cessation. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown